The Grace Abbott reader / / Grace Abbott ; edited by John Sorensen with Judith Sealander [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Abbott Grace <1878-1939.>
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxxv, 132 p. )
• Disciplina: 361.92/273; B
• Soggetto topico: Women social reformers - United States; Women social workers - United States; Feminists - United States; Social justice
• Altri autori: SorensenJohn <1958-> SealanderJudith
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-125) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hull house days / Edith abbott (ca. 1952) -- Immigrant girl (1909) -- The education of foreigners in American citizenship (1910) -- The immigrant as a problem in community planning (1917) -- Problems of the immigrant girl (1917) -- The maternity and infancy revolution / Edith Abbott (ca. 1952) -- A Constitutional amendment (1920) -- Public protection for children (1924) -- Perpetuating May Day (1929) -- The next steps (1929) -- Boarding out (1930) -- The challenge of child welfare (1931) -- The real American vice (1931) -- The Washington traffic jam (1931) -- Why did child labor ever develop in America? (ca. 1933) -- Promoting the welfare of all children (1937) -- Children and the depression (pub. 1941) -- How women achieve in government / Francis Perkins (1939) -- Dorothea Dix (1926) -- Women (1933) -- The changing position of women in government (1930).
• Sommario/riassunto: "This reader features the most influential and insightful writings of Grace Abbott (1878-1939), a tireless and brilliant social reformer in the early twentieth century. These writings contributed to the development of social programs that safeguarded mothers and children, protected immigrants from abuse, and rescued child laborers from the appalling conditions of the time. Framed by reminiscences and observations on her life by her sister, Edith Abbott, and other important historical figures, these writings recapture a critical turning point - and a significant voice - in the never-ending struggle for social justice in this nation."--Jacket.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Grace Abbott reader
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824693003321
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