This article explores the contribution of female social workers during
the "second generation" of the profession—from about 1920 to 1955.
It summarizes secondary data, looks at the men's takeover of social
work, and presents primary data on two outstanding women of the
period—Helen Hall and Harriett M. Bartlett.
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