Relations of rescue : the search for female moral authority in the American west, 1874-1939 /

In this study of late nineteenth-century moral reform, Peggy Pascoe examines four specific cases--a home for Chinese prostitutes in San Francisco, California; a home for polygamous Mormon women in Salt Lake City, Utah; a home for unmarried mothers in Denver, Colorado; and a program forAmerican India...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pascoe, Peggy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993, ©1990.
Temas:
1800-1899
Abused women > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Women volunteers in social service > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Women's shelters > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Church work with abused women > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Women social reformers > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Christian ethics > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
Abused women
Christian ethics
Church work with abused women
Moral conditions
Women social reformers
Women volunteers in social service
Women's shelters
West (U.S.) > Moral conditions.
West United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Introduction58; The Search for Female Moral Authority
  • ORIGINS AND IDEAS
  • 146; Institutional Origins
  • 246; The Ideology of Female Moral Authority44; 18748211;1900
  • SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL AND RELATIONS AMONG WOMEN
  • 346; Some Women39;s Culture and Other Women39;s Needs58; Motivations44; Maternalism44; and the Language of Gratitude
  • 446; Home Mission Women44; Race44; and Culture58; The Case of 34;Native Helpers34;
  • 546; Homes Outside the Rescue Homes
  • ANTICLIMAX
  • 646; The Crisis of Victorian Female Moral Authority44; 18908211;1939
  • Epilogue58; A Legacy to Ponder8212;Female Moral Authority and Contemporary Women39;s Culture
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
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