Cultures of Charity

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Cultures of Charity is written by Nicholas Terpstra and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674071743 (ISBN 10) and 9780674071742 (ISBN 13).

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.