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Wives without Husbands: Marriage, Desertion, and Welfare in New York, 1900-1935 - Gender and American Culture Anna R. Igra New edition
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Wives without Husbands: Marriage, Desertion, and Welfare in New York, 1900-1935 - Gender and American Culture
Anna R. Igra
Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute ""deadbeat dads,"" this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make ""runaway husbands"" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.
232 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, bibl., index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 11, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807857793 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 184 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 235 × 11 mm · 254 g |
| Language | English |
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