The role of women

question  1–The role of women was one of unprecedented political influences that was motivated greatly by the search of gender equality (Stern & Axinn, 2018). However, women continued to be tied to what was seen then and now as the traditional role as wives and mothers. This led to different reforms that included mother’s pensions, the creation of the Children’s Bureau, the effort to improve maternal and child health, as well as child and women labor legislation (Stern & Axinn, 2018). When voluntary charitable associations began forming after the Civil War social work began to become professionalized, with this growth of reform organizations expanded (Stern & Axinn, 2018). Charity Organization Societies and Settlement Houses also began working together to reach social reform, although their differing views and ideologies pushed them further apart (Stern & Axinn, 2018). In the early 1900’s social work was a series of failures and learning new ways to do things, finally ending in social workers who work with others in individualized ways with challenges that poor families faced (Stern & Axinn, 2018). Casework became established as the primary methodology of social work (Stern & Axinn, 2018). Casework then, just as today, was based on thorough data gathering of the family and individual (Stern & Axinn, 2018). The fledgling profession worked to serve those in need, promoted social justice, and gave individuals dignity and self-worth. These values are all still cornerstones of social work and what a social worker is striving to do in their careers. References: Stern, M. J., & Axinn, J. (2018). Social welfare: A history of American response to need. (9th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson