Habits of compassion: Irish Catholic nuns and the origins of New York's welfare system, 1830 - 1920
Republican mothers and brides of Christ -- Good girls, bad girls, and the Great Hunger, 1845-70 -- Placing-out and Irish-Catholic cultural reproduction, 1848-64 -- Saving the children from the child-savers, 1864-94 -- "The family" and "the institution" : the roads to the White Ho...
| Summary: | Republican mothers and brides of Christ -- Good girls, bad girls, and the Great Hunger, 1845-70 -- Placing-out and Irish-Catholic cultural reproduction, 1848-64 -- Saving the children from the child-savers, 1864-94 -- "The family" and "the institution" : the roads to the White House, 1890-1909 -- The immaculate conception of the welfare state, 1895-1920. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0252030346 |