Gender and the Politics of Welfare Reform - Mothers' Pensions in Chicago, 1911-1929

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Joanne L. Goodwin, Goodwin Joanne L.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.1997
• EAN: 9780226303932
• ISBN: 978-0-226-30393-2
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 15 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Women in Culture & Society (Pa; Women in Culture and Society Series; Women in Culture and Society; Women in Culture & Society Series WCS (CHUP); Women in Culture & Society Series WCS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Social and ethical issues, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems