Joanna Carver Colcord
1882–1960 (age 78)
Biography
Joanna Carver Colcord was a pioneering social worker and writer whose sharp observations on maritime life and labor helped shape the emerging profession of social work in the early 20th century.
She spent her life advocating for seafarers and other underserved people, drawing on her own coastal upbringing to bring compassion and clarity to public policy debates on welfare and employment.