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Mothers of a new world : maternalist politics and the origins of welfare states / edited by Seth Koven & Sonya Michel.

Van Pelt Library HV697 .M68 1993
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Koven, Seth, 1958-
Michel, Sonya, 1942-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Maternal and infant welfare--Government policy--History.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Motherhood--Government policy--History.
Motherhood.
Women social reformers--History.
Women social reformers.
Welfare state--History.
Welfare state.
History.
Feminism--History.
Feminism.
Motherhood--Government policy.
Maternal and infant welfare--Government policy.
Physical Description:
xi, 447 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Routledge, [1993]
Summary:
This book explores the historical evolution of such claims, and their relationship to the rise of women's movements and the emergence of welfare states in Western industrializing countries at the turn of the 19th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0415903130
0415903149
OCLC:
27222210

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