Wisdom, Justice and Charity : : Canadian Social Welfare through the Life of Jane B. Wisdom, 1884-1975 / / Suzanne Morton.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Pilot 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Morton, Suzanne,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; Chapter One. Saint John: Religion, Philanthropy, and the Poor Law, 1884-1909 --; Chapter Two. McGill: The Ethos of Female Service, 1903-1911 --; Chapter Three. Montreal: Charity, Philanthropy, and Social Service, 1903-1912 --; Chapter Four. New York City: Private Agency Work, 1910-1916 --; Chapter Five. Halifax: Bureaucratization, Emergencies, and the Progressive State, 1916-1921 --; Chapter Six. Montreal and Cape Breton: Social Work Training and Professionalization, 1921-1939 --; Chapter Seven. The Women's Directory of Montreal and Private Agency Work, 1923-1939 --; Chapter Eight. Glace Bay: Exploring Public Welfare, 1940-1952 --; Conclusion. Sutherland's River, 1952-1975 --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442666450; 9783110606812
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442666450
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Suzanne Morton.

One of Canada's first social workers, Jane B. Wisdom had an active career in social welfare that spanned almost the first half of the twentieth century. Competent, thoughtful, and trusted, she had a knack for being in important places at pivotal moments. Wisdom's transnational career took her from Saint John to Montreal, New York City, Halifax, and Glace Bay, as well as into almost every field of social work. Her story offers a remarkable opportunity to uncover what life was like for front-line social workers in the profession's early years.In Wisdom, Justice, and Charity, historian Suzanne Morton uses Wisdom's professional life to explore how the welfare state was built from the ground up by thousands of pragmatic and action-oriented social workers. Wisdom's career illustrates the impact of professionalization, gender, and changing notions of the state - not just on those in the emergent profession of social work but also on those in need. Her life and career stand as a potent allegory for the limits and possibilities of individual action.