Cultures of Charity
Women, Politics, and the Reform of Poor Relief in Renaissance Italy
Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance
| 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.
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.
