Wives without husbands : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 / Anna R. Igra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Igra, Anna R.

Series:

Gender & American culture.

Gender & American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor women--New York (State)--New York.

Poor women.

Women heads of households--New York (State)--New York.

Women heads of households.

Jewish women--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--New York (State)--New York--Economic conditions.

Absentee fathers--New York (State)--New York.

Absentee fathers.

Desertion and non-support--New York (State)--New York.

Desertion and non-support.

Public welfare--New York (State)--New York.

Public welfare.

Welfare recipients--New York (State)--New York.

Welfare recipients.

National Desertion Bureau, New York--History.

National Desertion Bureau, New York.

National Desertion Bureau, New York--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.

Contents:

They need not become a burden to the state

The creation of an antidesertion system in New York

Ambivalent breadwinners and the public purse

Bread givers : from desertion to the national desertion bureau

Desertion and the courts

Deserted women and social welfare policy

Epilogue: The legacy of antidesertion reform.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index.

ISBN:

9798890867827

9780807876589

0807876585

OCLC:

476268597