Women Build the Welfare State : Performing Charity and Creating Rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 /

An historical account of the significant roles of feminists and female philanthropists in the emergence of the Argentine welfare state between 1880 and 1955.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guy, Donna J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity.
Women philanthropists.
Women in charitable work.
Welfare state.
Feminists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Femmes > Activite politique > Argentine.
État providence > Argentine.
Feministes > Argentine.
Femmes philanthropes > Argentine.
Femmes dans les oeuvres de bienfaisance > Argentine.
Women > Political activity > Argentina.
Welfare state > Argentina.
Feminists > Argentina.
Women philanthropists > Argentina.
Women in charitable work > Argentina.
Argentina.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Female philanthropy and feminism before the welfare state: family law, and the politics of names
  • Benevolence and female volunteerism
  • Performing child welfare : philanthropy and feminism from the damas to Eva Perón
  • Juvenile delinquency, patriarchy, and female philanthropy
  • The depression and the rise of the welfare state
  • At the crossroads of change : Peronism, the welfare state, and the decline of non-Peronist female authority.

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