Pitied but not entitled
Subtitle: single mothers and the history of welfare, 1890-1935
By: Linda Gordon.
Publisher: Free Press; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Single mothers -- Services for -- United States -- History; Aid to families with dependent children programs -- United States -- History; Public welfare -- United States -- History
Description: The author describes the thinking behind the inclusion of AFDC, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, in the Social Security Act of 1935 and the changes that have happened since its creation as well as those that still need to be made.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-419) and index.