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Gender and the politics of welfare reform : mothers' pensions in Chicago, 1911-1929 /
The first study to explore the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first public welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families. Chicago initiated the largest mothers' pension program in the United States in 1911. Evolving alongside movements...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, Ill. :
University of Chicago Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | Women in culture and society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The first study to explore the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first public welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families. Chicago initiated the largest mothers' pension program in the United States in 1911. Evolving alongside movements for industrial justice and women's suffrage, the mothers' pension movement hoped to provide ""justice for mothers"" and protection from life's insecurities. However, local politics and public finance derailed the policy, and most women were required to earn. Widows were more likely to receive pensi |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226303918 9780226303918 9780226303925 0226303926 1281223522 9781281223524 9786611223526 6611223525 |