Habits of Compassion: Irish Catholic Nuns and the Origins of New York's Welfare System, 1830-1920
(Part of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series)
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The Irish-Catholic Sisters accomplished tremendously successful work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the Irish famine through the early twentieth century. Maureen Fitzgerald argues that their championing of the rights of the poor--especially poor women--resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Parting from Protestant belief in meager and means-tested aid, Irish Catholic nuns argued for...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252072820
ISBN13:9780252072826
Release Date:February 2006
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.13 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:13 to 18 years
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