the racial origins of welfare in New York, 1840-1918 SenGupta, Gunja. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York New York University Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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xiv, 335 p. : ill. Subaltern worlds in antebellum New York -- The white republic and "workfare" : Blackwell's island -- Not white, but worthy : maternalists and the "pious poor" of the colored home -- The color of juvenile justice : the New York House of Refuge -- Celtic sisters, Saxon keepers : class, whiteness, and the women of the Hopper home -- Black voluntarism and American identities : the Howard Orphanage and Industrial School. Gunja SenGupta. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-324) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-ny Public welfare New York (State) New York History African Americans New York (State) New York History HV99.N59 S43 2009eb 362.5/570890097471 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10313199 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10313199 CaPaEBR 081113 ebr10313199