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Wives without husbands : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 /

Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Igra, Anna R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Colección:Gender & American culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 175 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index.
ISBN:9780807876589
0807876585