A Mother's Job : he History of Day Care, 1890–1960 [ electronic resource ] / by Elizabeth Rose.
By: Rose, Elizabeth.
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford Scholarship Online, 2011ISBN: 9780195111125 ( e-book ).Subject(s): Family History | HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic booksOnline resources: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195111125.001.0001 View to click Summary: Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who have used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a legitimate and culturally accepted social need for ordinary families—and a potential responsibility of government—by the 1950s.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book explores the history of day care from the perspective of families who have used it, tracing day care's transformation from a charity for poor single mothers in the early 20th century to a legitimate and culturally accepted social need for ordinary families—and a potential responsibility of government—by the 1950s.
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