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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.
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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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Call Number: HV699 .M525 1995
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