Womanly Duties: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, 1880-1920

TitleWomanly Duties: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, 1880-1920
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1990
AuthorsKoven, Seth, and Sonya Michel
JournalThe American Historical Review
Volume95
Issue4
Pagination1076-1108
Abstract

This article on "Womanly Duties: Maternalist Politics and the Origins of Welfare States in France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, 1880-1920" explore welfare state policies in these four Western  countries developed by the middle-class women's movement. The account focuses primarily on the political initiatives of women who were free from domestic durgery and had the educational and financial resources to campaign for social welfare programs and politics. In the name motherhood, maternalism  and in the interest of the health of the family and the nation, these female reformers claimed the right to instruct and regulate the conduct of working class women.

URLhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/2163479
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