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Author:

Wilson, Jan Doolittle, 1972-

Title:

The Women's Joint Congressional Committee and the politics of maternalism, 1920-30 / Jan Doolittle Wilson.

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

x, 245 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Women's Joint Congressional Committee.
Women--History--United States--History--20th century.
Women social reformers--United States--History--20th century.
Women--United States--History--History--20th century.
Pressure groups--United States--History--20th century.
Social legislation--United States--History--20th century.
Maternal and infant welfare--History.--United States--History.
Child labor--History.--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The emergence of the WJCC -- The lobby for the Sheppard-Towner Bill, 1921 -- Opposition to the state campaign for Sheppard-Towner, 1921-23 -- The crusade for the child labor amendment, 1922-24 -- Allies and opponents during the battle for ratification, 1924 -- Defeat of the child labor amendment, 1924-26 -- The struggle to save the Sheppard-Towner Act, 1926-30 -- The impact of right-wing attacks on the WJCC and its social reform agenda, 1924-30 -- Conclusion.

Series:

Women in American history

ISBN:

0252031679 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780252031670 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)77572783

LCCN:

2006100766

Locations:

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

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)