Working from the margins
Subtitle: voices of mothers in poverty
By: Virginia E. Schein.
Publisher: ILR Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Poor women -- United States -- Case studies; Women heads of households -- United States -- Case studies; Single mothers -- United States -- Case studies; Welfare recipients -- United States -- Case studies
Description: Virginia E. Schein shatters the stereotype of mothers on welfare. The women she interviewed in cities, towns, and rural areas talked to her about their deep commitment to the children they are raising in poverty, about the abuse they have endured, about their eagerness for meaningful work, and about their inventiveness in stretching scarce dollars.

In a policy debate increasingly dominated by shrill, punitive voices, Schein argues that the experiences and the collective wisdom of these women cannot be ignored.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.