000001908 001__ 1908 000001908 005__ 20240730133155.0 000001908 037__ $$aIR 000001908 041__ $$aeng 000001908 245__ $$aWhy Our World Needs Social Work 000001908 269__ $$a2012-03 000001908 270__ $$mfreamer@ric.edu 000001908 336__ $$aArticle 000001908 520__ $$aIn January came the disquieting and painful news that Chicago’s famed Hull House, founded more than 120 years ago by social work pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, closed its doors due to persistent and relentless financial woes. For social workers who truly grasp the profession’s storied history and inspiring mission, news of the shuttered Hull House hit like an unexpected and destructive tornado, tearing asunder a lifetime’s worth of memories and precious possessions. In important respects, Hull House has served as social work’s spiritual home and totem. 000001908 6531_ $$aHull House 000001908 6531_ $$aJane Addams 000001908 6531_ $$aSocial work 000001908 655__ $$aText 000001908 691__ $$aSchool of Social Work 000001908 7001_ $$aReamer, Frederic G.$$uRhode Island College 000001908 773__ $$tFaculty Publications 000001908 982__ $$aFaculty/Staff Scholarship