Mothers of All Children: Women Reformers and the Rise of Juvenile Courts in Progressive Era America

by Elizabeth J. Clapp

The establishment of juvenile courts in cities across the United States was one of the earliest social welfare reforms of the Progressive Era. The first juvenile court law was passed in Illinois in 1899. Within a decade twenty-two other states had passed similar laws, based on the Illinois example. Mothers of All Children examines this movement, focusing especially on the role of women reformers and the importance of gender consciousness in influencing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271017783
• ISBN13: 9780271017785
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"