Between women: Gender and social work in historical perspective

Social Service Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 429-446

  Abrams, Laura S ^a   Curran, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 8644257536     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421920     Document Type: Article

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