Habits of compassion : Irish Catholic nuns and the origins of New York's welfare system, 1830-1920 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fitzgerald, Maureen, 1959-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2006]
Series:	Women in American history.
Subjects:	Public welfare > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History. Public welfare > New York (State) > New York > History. Nuns > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century. Irish American Catholics > New York (State) > New York > History.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Description
Physical Description:	x, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-292) and index.
ISBN:	0252030346 (cloth : alk. paper) 0252072820 (pbk. : alk. paper)