‘‘My Ever Dear’’ Social Work’s ‘‘Lesbian’’ Foremothers—A Call for Scholarship

摘要: Same-sex intimate relationships were central to the lives of many social work’s early women leaders. Recognizing these is important address erasure sexuality in profession’s historical record and give sexual minority workers access their history. This article explores conceptual issues lesbian scholarship, describes same-sex four remarkable workers—Jane Addams, Mary Richmond, Jessie Taft, Virginia Robinson—and calls for further research this area.