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BL
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627077
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Hart, Mechthild U., (Mechthild Ursula),1948-
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| Title & Author
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The poverty of life-affirming work : : motherwork, education, and social change /\ Mechthild U. Hart
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2002
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| Series Statement
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Contributions in women's studies,
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xiv, 231 p. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0313317763 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-223) and index
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| Contents
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The war against subsistence -- "I ache when I think of my children" : raising children in Chicago's public housing -- Welfare mothers : invisible work becoming visible--and invisible again -- Literacy and motherwork -- Teaching and learning as a political ally -- Creating and sustaining life and community
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Poor women-- United States-- Social conditions
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Single mothers-- United States-- Social conditions
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Welfare recipients-- United States-- Social conditions
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Public welfare-- Government policy-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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362.83/0973
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| LC Classification
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HV699.H345 2002
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