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| | College of Social Work - Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair |
 | | As Director of the Relief Society Social Work Programs in Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Nevada, she instituted services for unwed mothers, adoptions, care of deprived and neglected children, youth guidance services, and foster-care educational programs for Native American children. |
 | | Born on October 8, 1895 in Salt Lake City, Belle Smith Spafford, wife, mother, teacher, writer, editor, executive, humanitarian and spiritual leader, achieved international recognition when she was called to serve as the general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1945. |
 | | Founded in 1842, the Relief Society is the oldest and largest women's organization in the world. |
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