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Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy.

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List of Tables Foreword by Catharine R. Stimpson Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Defining the Problems of "Dependent Motherhood" 2: The Structure of Public Provision: Gender and Race in Chicago's Welfare System 3: Gender and Social Policy: The Origins of Mothers' Pension Policy in Illinois 4: The Politics of Welfare Reform 5: The Economies of Mothers' Pensions Conclusion Appendix: Legislative and Judicial Changes in the Illinois 'Aid to Mothers' Law Notes Bibliography Index

Gender the Politics of Welfare Reform Mothers

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 8/14/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226303925, 978-0226303925
      ISBN10: 0226303926
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      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy.

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables Foreword by Catharine R. Stimpson Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Defining the Problems of "Dependent Motherhood" 2: The Structure of Public Provision: Gender and Race in Chicago's Welfare System 3: Gender and Social Policy: The Origins of Mothers' Pension Policy in Illinois 4: The Politics of Welfare Reform 5: The Economies of Mothers' Pensions Conclusion Appendix: Legislative and Judicial Changes in the Illinois 'Aid to Mothers' Law Notes Bibliography Index

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