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Copyright © 1996 by Catherine Pelissier Kingfisher All rights reserved Printed in the United States ofAmerica Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kingfisher, Catherine Pelissier. Women in the American welfare trap / Catherine Pelissier Kingfisher. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3287-9 (cloth: alk. paper). - ISBN 0-8122-1515-X (pbk: alk. paper) 1. Poor women- United States. 2. Welfare recipients- United States. 3. Human services personnel-United States. 4. Public welfare-United States. 5. Aid to families with dependent children programs-United States. 6. Welfare rights movement-United States. I. Title. HV1445.K57 1996 362.83'8'093-dc20 96-19862 CIP Language is also a place of struggle. bell hooks Politics is, essentially, a matter ofwords. Pierre Bourdieu This page intentionally left blank ...

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