Poor Belong to Us Catholic Charities and American Welfare

Name: Poor Belong to Us Catholic Charities and American Welfare
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ISBN: 9780674689732

ISBN-10: 0674689739

ISBN-13: 9780674689732

Edition: 1997

Authors: Dorothy M. Brown, Elizabeth McKeown

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The authors document the extraordinary efforts of Catholic volunteers to care for Catholic families and resist Protestant and state intrusions. They show how these initiatives led to the development of the largest social provision system in the US.

Book details

List price: $63.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 1/15/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 294
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The New York System



The Larger Landscape



Inside the Institutions: Foundlings, Orphans, Delinquents



Outside the Institutions: Pensions, Precaution, Prevention



Catholic Charities, the Great Depression, and the New Deal


Conclusion


Sources


Notes


Index