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American babies : their life and times in the 20th century / Elizabeth A. Reedy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reedy, Elizabeth Ann.
- Series:
- Growing up (Westport, Conn.)
- Growing up : history of children and youth
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infants--United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Infants.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 194 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
- Contents:
- 1 American Babies in 1901 1
- 2 The General Public and Babies: Attitudes, Advice, and Altruism 15
- 3 Health, Illness, and the American Baby 37
- 4 From Weaklings to Fighters 65
- 5 The Economics of Infancy 95
- 6 Racism and the American Baby 117
- 7 Population and Immigration 129
- 8 Infertility and the Quest for American Babies 143
- 9 Beginning the World Again-American Babies at the Start of a New Century 161.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-189) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780275990886
- 0275990885
- OCLC:
- 156902250
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