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Author:

Igra, Anna R.

Title:

Wives without husbands : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 / Anna R. Igra.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

viii, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

National Desertion Bureau, New York--History.
National Desertion Bureau, New York--Case studies.
Poor women--New York.--New York.
Women heads of households--New York.--New York.
Jewish women--New York--New York--Social conditions.
Jewish women--New York--New York--Economic conditions.
Absentee fathers--New York.--New York.
Desertion and non-support--New York.--New York.
Public welfare--New York--New York
Welfare recipients--New York.--New York.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index.

Contents:

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.

Series:

Gender & American culture

ISBN:

0807857793 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780807857793 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0807830704 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807830703 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71006720

LCCN:

2006026996

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)