03124nam 2200733 a 450 991045169310332120200520144314.00-8078-7658-5(CKB)1000000000477309(EBL)427136(OCoLC)476268597(SSID)ssj0000272962(PQKBManifestationID)11248259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272962(PQKBWorkID)10309779(PQKB)11681937(MiAaPQ)EBC427136(Au-PeEL)EBL427136(CaPaEBR)ebr10273412(CaONFJC)MIL929156(EXLCZ)99100000000047730920060816d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWives without husbands[electronic resource] marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 /Anna R. IgraChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20071 online resource (184 p.)Gender & American cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-5779-3 0-8078-3070-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index.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.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.Gender & American culture.Poor womenNew York (State)New YorkWomen heads of householdsNew York (State)New YorkJewish womenNew York (State)New YorkSocial conditionsJewish womenNew York (State)New YorkEconomic conditionsAbsentee fathersNew York (State)New YorkDesertion and non-supportNew York (State)New YorkPublic welfareNew York (State)New YorkWelfare recipientsNew York (State)New YorkElectronic books.Poor womenWomen heads of householdsJewish womenSocial conditions.Jewish womenEconomic conditions.Absentee fathersDesertion and non-supportPublic welfareWelfare recipients362.83/9Igra Anna R963661MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451693103321Wives without husbands2184946UNINA