Women build the welfare state : : performing charity and creating rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 / / Donna J. Guy.
An historical account of the significant roles of feminists and female philanthropists in the emergence of the Argentine welfare state between 1880 and 1955.
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| Place / Publishing House: | [s.l.] : : Duke University Press,, 2009. |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Female philanthropy and feminism before the welfare state: family law, and the politics of names
- Benevolence and female volunteerism
- Performing child welfare : philanthropy and feminism from the damas to Eva Perón
- Juvenile delinquency, patriarchy, and female philanthropy
- The depression and the rise of the welfare state
- At the crossroads of change : Peronism, the welfare state, and the decline of non-Peronist female authority.