Cultures of Charity

Women, Politics, and the Reform of Poor Relief in Renaissance Italy

Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance
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Author: Nicholas Terpstra ISBN: 9780674071742
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: February 14, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Nicholas Terpstra
ISBN: 9780674071742
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: February 14, 2013
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women’s shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans.
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Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women’s shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans.

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