The Women's Joint Congressional Committee and the politics of maternalism, 1920-30 / Jan Doolittle Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Jan Doolittle, 1972-

Series:

Women in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's Joint Congressional Committee.

Women--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Child labor--Law and legislation.

History.

Maternal and infant welfare--Law and legislation.

Social legislation.

Pressure groups.

Women social reformers.

United States.

Women social reformers--United States--History--20th century.

Women--United States--Societies and clubs--History--20th century.

Pressure groups--United States--History--20th century.

Social legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Maternal and infant welfare--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Maternal and infant welfare.

Child labor--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Child labor.

Physical Description:

x, 245 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

The emergence of the WJCC

The lobby for the Sheppard-Towner Bill, 1921

Opposition to the state campaign for Sheppard-Towner, 1921-23

The crusade for the child labor amendment, 1922-24

Allies and opponents during the battle for ratification, 1924

Defeat of the child labor amendment, 1924-26

The struggle to save the Sheppard-Towner Act, 1926-30

The impact of right-wing attacks on the WJCC and its social reform agenda, 1924-30

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.

ISBN:

9780252031670

0252031679

OCLC:

77572783

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