Wives without husbands : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 / Anna R. Igra.

Author/creator Igra, Anna R.
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
National Desertion Bureau, New York--History.
National Desertion Bureau, New York--Case studies.
Poor women--New York (State). --New York.
Women heads of households--New York (State). --New York.
Jewish women--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Jewish women--New York (State). --New York. --Economic conditions.
Absentee fathers--New York (State). --New York.
Desertion and non-support--New York (State). --New York.
Public welfare--New York (State). --New York.
Welfare recipients--New York (State). --New York.

SeriesGender & American culture
Gender & American culture. ^A228874
Contents They need not become a burden to the state -- The creation of an antidesertion system in New York -- Ambivalent breadwinners and the public purse -- Bread givers : from desertion to the national desertion bureau -- Desertion and the courts -- Deserted women and social welfare policy -- Epilogue: The legacy of antidesertion reform.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index.
LCCN 2006026996
ISBN9780807830703 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807830704 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807857793 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807857793 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV1447.N5 I47 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold