Charlotte wrote this manual for the Office of Public Assistance guiding office employees on the importance of recognizing patterns of behavior and administering assistance programs. Know that mental, environmental and social needs are all interrelated (SSA, 2007). Towle believed that all human beings had a right to food, shelter, and healthcare, which he stated in his book Common Human Needs, written in 1945. (Boman, 2001). Although the book was well received, it received much more attention six years after its publication, when a phrase she used in it was accused of promoting socialism (Lardner, 2014). While the publisher, the Federal Security Agency (FSA), was pressured by the American Medical Association to take action, Oscar Ewing, the administrator of the FSA, ordered the printers to destroy all remaining copies. The outrage was almost instant, Towle's colleagues at the Social Service Administration, the American Association of Social Workers, even President Truman spoke out against Oscar Ewing. This nationwide stance became known as “The Common Human Needs Affair.” Despite widespread outcry, Ewing did not back down, and the National Association of Social Workers eventually republished the book (Lardner, 2014). Towle's achievements continued throughout his life, even after retirement he continued to receive recognition for his outstanding impact on the field of social work. Although he remained at the University of Chicago until his retirement, his curriculum had an impact on schools of social work across the United States and also in