Child Care in Black and White: Working Parents and the History of Orphanages

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child care in black and white Ramey_Child text.indd 1 2/15/12 10:12 AM the working class in american history Editorial Advisors James R. Barrett Alice Kessler-Harris Nelson Lichtenstein David Montgomery Ramey_Child text.indd 2 2/15/12 10:12 AM child care in black and white Working Parents and the History of Orphanages jessie b. ramey university of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield Ramey_Child text.indd 3 2/15/12 10:12 AM © 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ramey, Jessie B. Child care in black and white : working parents and the history of orphanages / Jessie B. Ramey. p. cm. — (The working class in American history) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-252-03690-3 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Orphanages—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. 2. Children—Institutional care—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. 3. Working poor—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. 4. Poor women—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. 5. Race discrimination—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. 6. Race relations—Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—History. I. Title. HV995.P6R36   2012 362.73'2—dc23   2011039810 Ramey_Child text.indd 4 2/15/12 10:12 AM For Caldwell and Ian. In memory of Robert Ramey (1925–2009) and Gertrude Geisler (1914–2009). Ramey_Child text.indd 5 2/15/12 10:12 AM Ramey_Child text.indd 6 2/15/12 10:12 AM ...