Mary Cromwell Jarrett

Mary Cromwell Jarrett (June 21, 1877 – August 4, 1961) was a social worker who was one of the first prominent women within the field. Jarrett had a primary focus on mental health and chronic illnesses. From writing books to making scientific breakthroughs within post-traumatic stress disorder studies, Jarrett brought attention to these overlooked subjects of her time.

Early life and education Mary Cromwell Jarrett was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 21, 1877, to Frank Asbury Jarrett and Caroline Watkins Cromwell Jarrett. Jarrett focused on improving her writing skills through editing the Kalends, the college publication. Jarrett graduated in 1900. In 1913, Jarrett was promoted to be the head of the casework department at Boston Children’s Aid Society, where Jarrett was able to direct and oversee the program. Shellshock Analogues: Neuroses in Civil Life Having a Sudden or Critical Origin (1918) The Psychiatric Thread Running Through All Social Case Work (1919) New York: National Committee for Mental Hygiene Possibilities in Social Service for Psychopathic Patients (1919) New York: National Committee for Mental Hygiene The Mental Hygiene of Industry (1920) The Kingdom of Evils: Psychiatric Social Work Presented in One Hundred Case Histories (1922) New York: The Macmillan Company The Significance of Psychiatric Social Work (1924) New York: National Committee for Mental Hygiene Chronic Illness in New York City (1933) New York: Columbia University Press The Care of the Chronically Ill (1937) New York: United Hospital Fund of New York