Title Pitied but not entitled : single mothers and the history of welfare, 1890-1935 / Linda Gordon.

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Description	x, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-419) and index.
Form	Also issued online.
Contents	What is welfare? -- Single mothers: the facts and the social problem -- State caretakers: maternalism, mothers' pensions, and the family wage -- "Pity is a rebel passion": the social work perspective -- "Don't wait for deliverers": Black women's welfare thought -- Prevention before charity: social insurance and the sexual division of labor -- The Depression crisis and relief politics -- New Deal social movements and popular pressure for welfare -- The legislative process: reformers face politics -- Welfare and citizenship.
Summary	The author describes the thinking behind the inclusion of AFDC, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, in the Social Security Act of 1935 and the changes that have happened since its creation as well as those that still need to be made.
Awards	Berkshire Conference First Book Prize, 1994.
Subject	Single mothers -- Services for -- United States -- History.
	Aid to families with dependent children programs -- United States -- History.
	Public welfare -- United States -- History.
	Social Welfare -- history. (DNLM)D012946Q000266
	Aid to families with dependent children programs. (OCoLC)fst00801963
	Public welfare. (OCoLC)fst01083250
	Single mothers -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst01119382
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld (DE-588)10090522-5
	Moeders.
	Alleenstaanden.
	Bijstand.
	Alleinerziehende Mutter (DE-588)4001238-4
	Fürsorge (DE-588)4018801-2
	United States.
Chronological Term	Geschichte 1890-1935
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Online version: Gordon, Linda. Pitied but not entitled. New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1994 (OCoLC)645805272
ISBN	0029124859
	9780029124857

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