Women build the welfare state [electronic resource] : performing charity and creating rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 /

Guy, Donna J.

Women build the welfare state performing charity and creating rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 / [electronic resource] : Donna J. Guy. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2009. - xi, 252 p. : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Female philanthropy and feminism before the welfare state: family law, and the politics of names -- Benevolence and female volunteerism -- Performing child welfare : philanthropy and feminism from the damas to Eva Peron -- Juvenile delinquency, patriarchy, and female philanthropy -- The depression and the rise of the welfare state -- At the crossroads of change : Peronism, the welfare state, and the decline of non-Peronist female authority.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Women in charitable work--Argentina.
Women philanthropists--Argentina.
Feminists--Argentina.
Welfare state--Argentina.
Women--Political activity--Argentina.


Electronic books.

HQ1532 / .G86 2009