The Wages of Motherhood : : Inequality in the Welfare State, 1917–1942 / / Gwendolyn Mink.
Entering the vigorous debate about the nature of the American welfare state, The Wages of Motherhood illuminates ways in which a "maternalist" social policy emerged from the crucible of gender and racial politics between the world wars. Gwendolyn Mink here examines the cultural dynamics of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Content
- PREFACE
- PART ONE
- CHAPTER ONE. The Promise of Motherhood: Maternalist Social Policy between the Wars
- CHAPTER TWO. Wages for Motherhood: Mothers' Pensions and Cultural Reform
- CHAPTER THREE. ''A Baby Saved Is a Citizen Gained": Infancy Protection and Maternal Reform
- PART TWO
- CHAPTER FOUR. Schooling for Motherhood: Woman's Role and ''American" Culture in the Curriculum
- CHAPTER FIVE. Cultural Reform across the Color Line: Maternalists and the Politics of Educational Provision
- PART THREE
- CHAPTER SIX. Maternalism in the New Deal Welfare State: Women's Dependency, Racial Inequality, and the Icon of Welfare Motherhood
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Wage Earning or Motherhood: Maternalist Labor Policy during World War II
- AFTERWORD. Postmaternalist Welfare Politics
- INDEX