Mary Ellen Richmond was a woman who leveraged the communal work occupation from the start. Richmond was born on August 5, 1861 in Belleville, Illinois. She was the only enduring progeny of Henry and Lavinia Richmond. At the age of three, Richmond's mother became sick and past away, and was then dispatched to reside with her grandmother and two aunts in Baltimore (Richmond,1974). Richmond then came to Baltimore Eastern Female High School, and graduated in 1878. After her graduation her auntie became sick, so it was Richmond's job to look after her until her death in 1888. ...