{"product_id":"motherwork-9780252064821","title":"MotherWork","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly in the twentieth century, maternal and child welfare evolved from a private family responsibility into a matter of national policy. Molly Ladd-Taylor explores both the private and public aspects of child-rearing, using the relationship between them to cast new light on the histories of motherhood, the welfare state, and women's activism in the United States.Ladd-Taylor argues that mother-work, women's unpaid work of reproduction and caregiving, motivated women's public activism and maternalist ideology. Mothering experiences led women to become active in the development of public health, education, and welfare services. In turn, the advent of these services altered mothering in many ways, including the reduction of the infant mortality rate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The essential guide to the politics of motherhood during a crucial period in the history of American women and the incipient welfare state.\"--Sonya Michel, editor of \u003ci\u003eMothers of a New World: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e  Part 1\u003cbr\u003e  Mother-Work at Home\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Work of Mothering 17\u003cbr\u003e  Part Two\u003cbr\u003e  Mother-Work in the Community\u003cbr\u003e  2. \"When the Birds Have Flown the Nest, the Mother-Work May Still Go On\", Sentimental Maternalim and the National Congress of Mothers 43\u003cbr\u003e  3. \"The Welfare of Mothers and Babies Is a Dignified Subject of Political Discussion\", Progressive Materinalism and the Children's Bureau 74\u003cbr\u003e  4. \"How Cruelly Unjust to Handicap All Women\", Feminism and the Abandonment of Motherhood Rhetoric 104\u003cbr\u003e  Part Three\u003cbr\u003e  Mothers and the State\u003cbr\u003e  5. \"Every Mother Has a Right\", The Movement for Mothers' Pensions 135\u003cbr\u003e  6. \"We Mothers Are So Glad the Day Has Come\", Mothers' Work and the Sheppard-Towner Act 167\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion 197\u003cbr\u003e  Index 207","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400465555799,"sku":"9780252064821","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252064821.jpg?v=1730470750","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/motherwork-9780252064821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}