A mother's job : the history of day care, 1890-1960 /

Using Philadelphia as a case study, this title explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a culturally accepted social need for ordinary families - and a pot...

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Main Author: Rose, Elizabeth R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • Note on Case Records; Introduction; 1 "Foster Mothers": Creating Day Nurseries; 2 Using Day Nurseries; 3 Deserving Mothers: Day Care as Welfare; 4 Day Care as Education: The Emergence of the Nursery School; 5 Day Care and Depression; 6 Battling for Mothers' Labor: Day Care During World War II; 7 From Charity to Legitimate Need: The Postwar Years; Conclusion; Appendix; Archival Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.