Acknowledgments
Contents
Tables & Figures
1 Introduction: History, Race, & Building the
American Welfare State
2 The Political & Social Context of Mothers’ Pensions: An Era of Racial & Ethnic Discrimination
3 The Mothers’ Pension Movement:Establishiing Boundaries of Exclusion
& Inclusion
4 Mothers’ Pension Legislation: Exclusion by Statute
5 Administration of Mothers’ Pension Programs: De Facto Exclusion
6 Mothers’ Pensions, the New Deal, & ADC: A Racialized Legacy
7 Conclusion: Building a White Welfare State
Appendix: Additional Data
Notes
Bibliography
Index