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‘‘My Ever Dear’’

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

University of Washington, fredrikk{at}u.washington.edu

Taryn Lindhorst

University of Washington, tarynlin{at}u.washington.edu

Susan P. Kemp

University of Washington, spk{at}u.washington.edu

Karina L. Walters

University of Washington, kw5{at}u.washington.edu

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

Key Words: gay • history • lesbian • social work

Affilia, Vol. 24, No. 3, 325-336 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909337707


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