More than neighbors
Subtitle: Catholic settlements and day nurseries in Chicago, 1893-1930
By: Deborah A. Skok.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780875803746
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Charities -- Case studies.; Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Acknowledgments; 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; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.