A mother's job the history of day care, 1890-1960
Using Philadelphia as a case study, this title explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a culturally accepted social need for ordinary families - and a pot...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
1999, 1999
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Using Philadelphia as a case study, this title explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a culturally accepted social need for ordinary families - and a potential responsibility of government - by the 1950s |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 275 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199854295 |