A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781869402907)

Covering the history of the Plunket Society from 1907 to the present day, this book is organized around three dominant themes that contribute both to international historiography and to the social history of New Zealand. These themes are the mixed economy of welfare, maternal and infant health, and motherhood and parenting. Discussed in detail is how these three strands form an important contribution to New Zealand's social history. In particular, the public role of women as welfare providers, maternal and child health provision, and parenting roles and practices are examined. An in-depth study of the voluntary welfare system, this book will be of interest to welfare historians, women's studies historians, social historians of medicine, and government policy makers.


Author: Linda Bryder
ISBN-10: 1869402901
ISBN-13: 9781869402907
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2003
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.14w x 0.86d