Mother-Work Women, Child Welfare, and the State, 1890-1930

by Molly Ladd-Taylor

Book Overview

Early 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252064828
• ISBN13: 9780252064821
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"