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Mary Richmond Timeline
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Mary Richmond Timeline
Charity Organization Society
- stationed in several cities
- established in 1881
- 1st to develop a structured social work profession
- provided social services to the poor, disabled, and the needy (especially children)
- unemployed, sick, old aged, or physically disabled only had a few options
- apply for public relief, appeal to private charities, or beg to strangers for help.
Friendly Visiting Among the Poor
Baltimore Charity Organization Career
The Beginning
Death
- Mary Ellen Richmond was born on August 5th, 1861, in Belleville, Illinois.
- Mary was a sick child, spending most of her young life ill.
- In 1899, Mary wrote her first book.
- It provided a list of practical techniques used in doing charitable work.
- Mary began working for the Baltimore Charity Organization Society in 1889 as assistant treasurer.
- She became the general secretary two years later.
- Mary Richmond passed away on September 12th, 1928.
- She presented many times at the meeting of the "National Conference on Social Welfare."
- She paid special attention to issues concerning the welfare of children and women.
1889
1900
1928
1864
1861
Works Cited
Big Break
Childhood
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity Career
- https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/social-work/richmond-mary/
- https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/charity-organization-society
- Introduction To Social Work & Social Welfare, Karen K. Kirst-Ashman
- Mary began advocating for the development of professional schools of social casework and structured social work education.
- Mary's mother passed away when she was three years old.
- She was sent to live with her two aunts and her grandmother in Baltimore.
- She attended high school and graduated in 1878.
- In 1900 Mary became general secretary of the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity.
- She stressed the use of Volunteers.
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