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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
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.