The Wages of Motherhood
Maternal and infant welfare
Verzorgingsstaat
United states, economic conditions, 1918-1945
Poor women
Women, economic conditions
Poor, united states
New Deal, 1933-1939
Public welfare, united states
Welfare state
Motherhood
Public Policy
Government policy
Economic history
Economic conditions
History
Entering the vigorous debate about the nature of the American welfare state, The Wages of Motherhood illuminates ways in which a "maternalist" social policy emerged from the crucible of gender and racial politics between the world wars. Gwendolyn Mink here examines the cultural dynamics of maternali…
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