Gender and the politics of welfare reform mothers' pensions in Chicago, 1911-1929 / [electronic resource] :
Joanne L. Goodwin.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
- xii, 284 p. : ill.
- Women in culture and society .
- Women in culture and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-277) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mothers' pensions--History.--Illinois--Chicago Women heads of households--Government policy--History.--Illinois--Chicago