Title Private women and the public good : charity and state formation in Hamilton, Ontario, 1846-93 / Carmen J. Nielson

Published Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2014 ©2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Women in charitable work -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- History -- 19th century Charities -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- History -- 19th century Public welfare -- Ontario -- Hamilton -- History -- 19th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Charities. Public welfare. Women in charitable work. SUBJECT Hamilton (Ont.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Ontario -- Hamilton. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780774826938 0774826932 9780774826945 0774826940

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