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More than neighbors : Catholic settlements and day nurseries in Chicago, 1893-1930 / Deborah A. Skok.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Skok, Deborah A.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church.
Social settlements--Illinois--Chicago--History.
Social settlements.
Catholic Church--Charities--Case studies.
Charities.
History.
Illinois--Chicago.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:
x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2007]
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Hull House and a church : interpreting Catholic settlements
Laywomen to the rescue : literature, charity, and the Catholic Woman's League
Settlements and the state : CWL women in city government
Sacred space and worldly authority : the Guardian Angel Mission
Leisure culture and Boston marriage : the Madonna Center
Aspiring politicians : the De Paul Settlement Club, 1910-1920
Unexpected rescuers : day nursery mothers and nuns
Professional rescuers : the future of Catholic settlements
Conclusion: Catholic settlements : church and state
Appendix: Catholic day nurseries, settlement houses, and churches doing settlement work, 1892-1930
Abbreviations used in text and notes
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-233) and index.
ISBN:
9780875803746
0875803741
OCLC:
82286652

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