Tramps, unfit mothers, and neglected children : negotiating the family in nineteenth-century Philadelphia / Sherri Broder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broder, Sherri.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family social work--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Family social work.

Child welfare--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Child welfare.

Poor families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Poor families.

Working class families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Working class families.

History.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2002]

Summary:

"Deeply researched and beautifully crafted, this book is an original contribution to the history of American reform, family, and working-class culture. Broder's empathic and insightful reading of her evidence opens up new understandings of late nineteenth-century negotiations of class, gender, race, and generation."--Barbara Melosh, George Mason University

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-245) and index.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.

ISBN:

0812236548

OCLC:

48140824