Maternity Policy and the Making of the Norwegian Welfare State, 1880-1940
This book traces women's influence on maternity policy in Norway from 1880-1940. Maternity policies, including maternity leave, midwifery services and public assistance for mothers, were some of the first welfare policies enacted in Norway. Feminists, midwives, and working women participated in...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319754819 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: "What Nature Itself Demands:" The Development of Maternity Legislation at the End of the Nineteenth Century
- Chapter 3: "For the Health of the People:" Public Health and the Compensation of Maternity Leave in the 1910s
- Chapter 4: "Protecting Mothers and Children:" The Castbergian Children's Laws and Maternity Assistance for Single Mothers in the 1910s
- Chapter 5: "Getting the Most Money Possible:" Women's Responses to the Implementation of Maternity Laws, 1916-1930
- Chapter 6: "Mothers' Freedom is the Key to Women's Emancipation:" Feminist Efforts to Expand Maternity Legislation in the Interwar Period
- Chapter 7: Conclusion
- Index.