Widows and orphans first2005
the family economy and social welfare policy, 1880-1939
by S. J. Kleinberg
"Widows and Orphans First investigates the importance of local economies and values in the origins of the welfare state through an exploration of widows' lives in three industrial American cities with widely differing economic, ethnic, and racial bases."--Jacket.
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