Widows and orphans first
Subtitle: the family economy and social welfare policy, 1880-1939
By: S.J. Kleinberg.
Series: Women in American history
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780252030208
Subjects: Family services -- United States -- History; Family policy -- United States -- History; Widows -- Services for -- United States -- History; Orphans -- Services for -- United States -- History
Description: "Widows and Orphans First investigates the importance of local economies and values in the origins of the welfare state through an exploration of widows' lives in three industrial American cities with widely differing economic, ethnic, and racial bases."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Widows : a demographic and economic overview; title: Widows' children and the cult of true childhood; title: The transition from charity to widows' pensions; title: The implementation of widows' pensions; title: Widows and orphans first? the New Deal and its legacy.