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9780252064821 Academic Inspection Copy

Mother-Work

Women, Child Welfare, and the State, 1890-1930
  • ISBN-13: 9780252064821
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Molly Ladd-Taylor
  • Price: AUD $60.99
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  • Local release date: 16/03/1995
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: History [HB]
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Early in the twentieth century, maternal and child welfare evolved from a private family responsibility into a matter of national policy. In Mother-Work, Molly Ladd-Taylor explores both the private and public aspects of child-rearing, using the relationship between them to cast new light on the histories of motherhood, the welfare state, and women's activism in the United States. She argues that mother-work, ''women's unpaid work of reproduction and caregiving,'' motivated women's public activism and ''maternalist'' ideology. Mothering experiences led women to become active in the development of public health, education, and welfare services. In turn, the advent of these services altered mothering in many ways, including by reducing the infant mortality rate.''The essential guide to the politics of motherhood during a crucial period in the history of American women and the incipient welfare state.''--Sonya Michel, editor of Mothers of a New World: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States
''Does a good job of portraying the popular roots and the genuine democratic openness of 'sentimental maternalism'... A substantial contribution to U.S. social and political history.'' -- American Historical Review
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