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Private Women and the Public Good : Charity and State Formation in Hamilton, Ontario, 1846-93 Cover Image E-book E-book

Private Women and the Public Good : Charity and State Formation in Hamilton, Ontario, 1846-93

Nielson, Carmen J. 1972- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780774826921
  • ISBN: 0774826940
  • ISBN: 9780774826945
  • ISBN: 0774826932
  • ISBN: 9780774826938
  • ISBN: 0774826916
  • ISBN: 9780774826914
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 166 pages : illustration)
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  • Publisher: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2014.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: Gender and the Public Sphere -- 1 Hamilton, Upper Canada, to 1846 -- 2 A "sufficiently extensive and efficient instrumentality" -- 3 A Mixed Social Economy -- 4 The City and the Ladies -- 5 Public Acts and Private Lives -- 6 Institutional Care, Adoption, and Apprenticeship -- 7 Continuity and Change, 1870-93 -- Conclusion: A Career in Christian Charity.
Language Note:
Text in English.

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