Poverty, charity, and motherhood maternal societies in nineteenth-century France / Christine Adams.
| Author/creator | Adams, Christine, 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, |
| Description | xi, 251 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: maternal societies in the nineteenth century -- "Moses saved from the waters" : the origins of the Society for Maternal Charity -- "A grand and official institution" : the Society for Maternal Charity under Napoleon -- Modeling maternal behavior: relations between the dames visiteuses and the pauvres mères indigentes -- In the public interest: charitable associations and public-utility status -- "Seconding the views of the government" : maternal societies and the state -- Epilogue: toward a welfare state. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010002140 |
| ISBN | 9780252035470 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 025203547X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |