Complete an Intellectual Biography on a Social Work Pioneer Mary Ellen Richmond. the grand challenge I chose was to ensure that all youth get a good and healthy start
Please complete the following:
1. Write about your pioneer’s life, discuss their social work career path. What makes this person a social work pioneer?
2. Discuss how your pioneer contributed to social justice. In what way(s) did their work advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice? How did your pioneer address intersectionality in the field of social work as it related to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc.?
3. Address how your pioneer’s practice did or could have influenced policy development.
4. Discuss how this individual might approach the Grand Challenges social issue/problem you identified in Week 1. Include an example that illustrates how this individual might address the problem.