The poor belong to us : Catholic charities and American welfare

The poor belong to us : Catholic charities and American welfare /

Between the Civil War and World War II, Catholic charities evolved from volunteer and local origins into a centralized and professionally trained workforce that played a prominent role in the development of American welfare. Dorothy Brown and Elizabeth McKeown document the extraordinary efforts of C...

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Main Authors: Brown, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Marie), 1932- (Author), McKeown, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > United States > Charities > History.
Church work with the poor > Catholic Church > History.
Church work with the poor > United States > History.
Public welfare > United States > History.
Orphanages > history
Child Welfare > history
Catholicism > history
United States > Church history > 19th century.
United States > Church history > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions.
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