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Rethinking the Welfare Rights Movement.

The welfare rights movement was an interracial protest movement of poor women on AFDC who demanded reform of welfare policy, greater respect and dignity, and financial support to properly raise and care for their children. In short, they pushed for a right to welfare. Lasting from the early 1960s to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nadasen, Premilla
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Rethinking the Welfare Rights Movement; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Series Introduction; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Origins of the Welfare Rights Movement; 2. Forming a National Organization; 3. Motherhood and the Making of Welfare Policy; 4. We Demand a Right to Welfare; 5. The Fight for a Guaranteed Annual Income; 6. Reckoning with Internal Tensions; 7. Resisting External Backlash; 8. A Radical Black Feminist Movement; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.