My final research paper was on the effect women had on Protestant Orphans’ Homes. I chose to look into this topic because it had a certain connection to my future career in Social Work. I am planning to get my Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) while at Thompson Rivers University. Being a first year makes it hard to have any leeway into the program, and while researching Institutional care it gave me opportunities to see how child care has advanced through history. The Women of POH were apart of a major movement to change institutional care. It showed me what a difference a group of women can make not only on the lives of the children they cared for but also in the future of child care. This topic increased my knowledge and passion for this type of work. Even though I was only given a sliver of social work history I was still shown the importance of this career path. I hope to learn more on the history of child care when I start my BSW.