In this Book
- Child Care in Black and White: Working Parents and the History of Orphanages
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The Working Class in American History
summary
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. Drawing on quantitative analysis of the records of more than 1,500 children living at the two orphanages, as well as census data, city logs, and contemporary social science surveys, this study raises new questions about the role of childcare in constructing and perpetrating social inequality in the United States.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Conclusion: Contesting Orphans
- pp. 194-204
- Appendix C: Birthplace of HCC Parents
- pp. 209-210
- Bibliography
- pp. 245-260
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252094422
Related ISBN(s)
9780252036903, 9780252079634
MARC Record
OCLC
826443633
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2013-06-27
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013