More than neighbors : Catholic settlements and day nurseries in Chicago, 1893-1930 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Skok, Deborah A.
Imprint:	DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, c2007.
Description:	x, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Catholic Church. Catholic Church -- Charities -- Case studies. Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History. Charities. Social settlements. Illinois -- Chicago. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6616182

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ISBN:	9780875803746 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0875803741 (clothbound : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Hull House and a Church: Interpreting Catholic Settlements
Chapter 1. Laywomen to the Rescue: Literature, Charity, and the Catholic Woman's League
Chapter 2. Settlements and the State: CWL Women in City Government
Chapter 3. Sacred Space and Worldly Authority: The Guardian Angel Mission
Chapter 4. Leisure Culture and Boston Marriage: The Madonna Center
Chapter 5. Aspiring Politicians: The De Paul Settlement Club
Chapter 6. Unexpected Rescuers: Day Nursery Mothers and Nuns
Chapter 7. Professional Rescuers: The Future of Catholic Settlements
Conclusion: Catholic Settlements: Church and State
Appendix: Catholic Day Nurseries, Settlement Houses, and Churches Doing Settlement Work, 1892-1930
Abbreviations Used in Text and Notes
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

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