216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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The welfare rights movement was an interracial protest movement of poor women on AFDC who demanded reform of welfare policy, greater respect and dignity, and financial support to properly raise and care for their children. In short, they pushed for a right to welfare. Lasting from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s, the welfare rights movement crossed political boundaries, fighting simultaneously... Read more
Chapter 1: Origins of the Welfare Rights Movement Chapter 2: Key Campaigns Chapter 3: The Welfare Rights Movement and National Politics Chapter 4: Welfare Rights and Feminism Chapter 5: Assessing the Welfare Rights Movement
Biography
Premilla Nadasen is Associate Professor of African American History at Queens College, City University of New York.
'Although there are other studies that cover the movement, Nadasen's book is a concise yet detailed introduction to the subject. Summing up: Highly Recommended.' -R. D. Screws, Minot State University, CHOICE
