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The wages of motherhood : inequality in the welfare state, 1917-1942 /

Entering the vigorous debate about the nature of the American welfare state, The Wages of Motherhood illuminates ways in which a "maternalist" social policy emerged from the crucible of gender and racial politics between the world wars. Gwendolyn Mink here examines the cultural dynamics of...

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Main Author: Mink, Gwendolyn, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1995.
Subjects and Genres:
PRO Katz, Michael B., 1939-2014 (former owner) (Storage copy)
Maternal and infant welfare > Government policy > United States.
Motherhood > Government policy > United States.
Poor women > Government policy > United States.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
United States.
United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
Online Access:ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Table of Contents:
  • The promise of Motherhood: maternalist social policy between the wars
  • Wages for Motherhood: Mothers' pensions and cultural reform
  • "A baby saved is a citizen gained": infancy protection and maternal reform
  • Schooling for Motherhood: woman's role and "American" culture in the curriculum
  • Cultural reform across the color line: maternalists and the politics of educational provision
  • Maternalism in the New Deal Welfare State: women's dependency, racial inequality, and the Icon of welfare Motherhood
  • Wage earning or Motherhood: maternalist Labor policy during World Warr II
  • Post maternalist welfare politics.

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