Women build the welfare state : performing charity and creating rights in Argentina, 1880-1955 / Donna J. Guy.

Author/creator Guy, Donna J.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Female philanthropy and feminism before the welfare state : family law and the politics of names -- Benevolence and female volunteerism -- Performing child welfare : philanthropy and feminism from the damas to Eva Perón -- Juvenile delinquency, patriarchy, and female philanthropy -- The depression and the rise of the welfare state -- At the crossroads of change : Peronism, the welfare state, and the decline of non-Peronist female authority.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-241) and index.
LCCN 2008042247
ISBN9780822343479 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822343479 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822343301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822343304 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ 1532 .G86 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold