Countercurrents in times of storms: the thinking of Jane Addams and Mary Richmond in social work/Contracorrentes em tempos de tempestades: o pensamento de Jane Addams e de Mary Richmond no Servico Social

The thinking of Jane Addams and Mary Richmond is associated with the construction of knowledge of social work in modernity. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, these compelling figures joined the social work profession in socio-technical division of labor and in the agenda of the countries involved in social question. This paper aims to examine the implicit relationship of these authors with social work, emphasizing the emergence and construction of the same action as a "quasi-professional". We adopted a qualitative methodology based on the literature review which allowed situate the context of modernity and compare the personal journey of Richmond and Addams taking into account: the personal and professional trajectory, the theoretical perspectives of social work in addressing social problems; the organizations and the practices and main contributions and innovations in an context of social reform.