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Progressive mothers, better babies : race, public health, and the state in Brazil, 1850-1945 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otovo, Okezi T. (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
Subjects:
Motherhood > Brazil > History > 19th century.
Motherhood > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Public health > Brazil > History > 19th century.
Public health > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Women, Black > Race identity > Brazil.
Women's health services > Brazil.
Public health > Social aspects > Brazil.
Health care reform > Brazil > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Persistence and change : the "mulata velha"
  • Domestic health care : the mãe e preta
  • Motherhood as science : the curiosa
  • Foundling care and family welfare : the mãe e desnaturada
  • Bahia's estado novo : the pai dos pobres.