Williams, Anita Rose, 1891-1983

Abstract Anita Rose Williams (1891-1983) was the first Black Catholic social worker in the United States, as well as the first Black supervisor employed by a social agency in Baltimore. In this interview, she discusses her early life and her work as housekeeper for Mrs. Francis King Carey. She notes how she was voted to the Board of Directors of the Colored YWCA and touches on her work on the Provident Hospital Board and Women's Cooperative Civic League. Williams discusses attending lectures at Johns...