Child care in black and white : working parents and the history of orphanages /

Child care in black and white : working parents and the history of orphanages /

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A volume in the series The Working Class in American History, edited by James R. Barrett, Alice Kessler-Harris, Nelson Lichtenstein, and David Montgomery Book jacket

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ramey, Jessie B
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2012], ©2012 Urbana : c2012 Urbana : ©2012 Urbana : [2012]
Series:	Working class in American history
Subjects:	Children > Institutional care > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History Orphanages > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History Poor women > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History Race discrimination > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History Race relations > History Working poor > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History Children > Institutional care History Orphanages Poor women Race discrimination Race relations Working poor Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh

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Summary:	A volume in the series The Working Class in American History, edited by James R. Barrett, Alice Kessler-Harris, Nelson Lichtenstein, and David Montgomery Book jacket This innovative study examines the development of institutional childcare from 1878 to 1929, based on a comparison of two 'sister' orphanages in Pittsburgh: the all-white United Presbyterian Orphan's Home and the all-black Home for Colored Children
Physical Description:	xii, 271 p. : ill ; 24 cm xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-259) and index Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	0252036905 (hardback : alk. paper) 0252036905 9780252036903 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780252036903