The poor belong to us : Catholic charities and American welfare /

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Between the Civil War and World War II, Catholic charities evolved from volunteer and local origins into a centralized and professionally trained workforce that played a prominent role in the development of American welfare. Dorothy Brown and Elizabeth McKeown document the extraordinary efforts of C...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Brown, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Marie), 1932- (Author), McKeown, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States > Charities > History.
Église catholique > États-Unis > Œuvres de bienfaisance > Histoire.
Catholic Church
1800-1999
Church work with the poor > Catholic Church > History.
Church work with the poor > United States > History.
Public welfare > United States > History.
Orphanages > history
Child Welfare > history
Catholicism > history
Pastorale des pauvres > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Philanthropy & Charity.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Charities
Church work with the poor
Church work with the poor > Catholic Church
Public welfare
Social conditions
Sozialarbeit
Katholische Kirche.
United States > Church history > 19th century.
United States > Church history > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
USA
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The New York System
  • The Larger Landscape
  • Inside the Institutions: Foundlings, Orphans, Delinquents
  • Outside the Institutions: Pensions, Precaution, Prevention
  • Catholic Charities, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
  • Conclusion
  • Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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