05091nam 2200661Ia 450 991081349550332120200520144314.01-136-49075-20-203-13804-X1-136-49076-010.4324/9780203138045 (CKB)2670000000162060(StDuBDS)AH22929199(MiAaPQ)EBC957072(Au-PeEL)EBL957072(CaPaEBR)ebr10542241(CaONFJC)MIL761412(OCoLC)798532597(OCoLC)783223464(OCoLC)641536908(FINmELB)ELB140377(EXLCZ)99267000000016206020110714d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRethinking the welfare rights movement /Premilla Nadasen1st ed.New York Routledge20121 online resource (202 p.) American social and poltical movements of the twentieth century0-415-80085-4 0-415-80086-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1: Origins of the Welfare Rights Movement Chapter 2: Key Campaigns Chapter 3: The Welfare Rights Movement and National Politics Chapter 4: Welfare Rights and Feminism Chapter 5: Assessing the Welfare Rights Movement'Retinking the Welfare Rights Movement' provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, and how it intersected with other social and political movements of the time.The welfare rights movement was an interracial protest movement of poor women on AFDC who demanded reform of welfare policy, greater respect and dignity, and financial support to properly raise and care for their children. In short, they pushed for a right to welfare. Lasting from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s, the welfare rights movement crossed political boundaries, fighting simultaneously for women's rights, economic justice, and black women's empowerment through welfare assistance. Its members challenged stereotypes, engaged in Congressional debates, and developed a sophisticated political analysis that combined race, class, gender, and culture, and crafted a distinctive, feminist, anti-racist politics rooted in their experiences as poor women of color. The Welfare Rights Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, and how it intersected with other social and political movements of the itme, as well as its lasting effect on the country. It is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an introduction to the welfare rights movement of the twentieth century. The welfare rights movement was an interracial protest movement of poor women on AFDC who demanded reform of welfare policy, greater respect and dignity, and financial support to properly raise and care for their children. In short, they pushed for a right to welfare. Lasting from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s, the welfare rights movement crossed political boundaries, fighting simultaneously for women's rights, economic justice, and black women's empowerment through welfare assistance. Its members challenged stereotypes, engaged in Congressional debates, and developed a sophisticated political analysis that combined race, class, gender, and culture, and crafted a distinctive, feminist, anti-racist politics rooted in their experiences as poor women of color. The Welfare Rights Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, and how it intersected with other social and political movements of the itme, as well as its lasting effect on the country. It is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an introduction to the welfare rights movement of the twentieth century.American social and political movements of the twentieth century.Welfare rights movementUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPublic welfareUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWelfare recipientsPolitical activityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPoorPolitical activityUnited StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesSocial policyWelfare rights movementHistoryPublic welfareHistoryWelfare recipientsPolitical activityHistoryPoorPolitical activityHistory362.5/56140973Nadasen Premilla864470MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813495503321Rethinking the welfare rights movement4023164UNINA