1st Edition
The Politics of Motherhood Child and Maternal Welfare in England, 1900-1939
By Jane Lewis
Copyright 1980
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the early twentieth century maternal and child welfare became a national issue for the first time. The child and maternal welfare movement had a significant material and ideological effect on women and it is therefore important to understand the mechanisms which structured and controlled it.
Originally published in 1980, The Politics of Motherhood asks why child and maternal... Read more
List of Tables and Figures. A Note on References. Preface. Introduction. Part I: The Problem of Child and Maternal Welfare 1. The Perceptions of Care-givers and Clients Part II: Saving the Infants 2. ‘The Ignorance and Fecklessness of Mothers’ 3. Educating the Mothers Part III: Saving the Mothers 4. The Medicalisation of Childbirth: Hospitalisation 5. The Medicalisation of Childbirth: Domiciliary Practice Part IV: Women’s Demands 6. Economic Assistance 7. Birth Control. Conclusion. Appendix. Index.
Biography
Jane Lewis
