Table of Contents:
  • Note on Case Records; Introduction; 1 "Foster Mothers": Creating Day Nurseries; 2 Using Day Nurseries; 3 Deserving Mothers: Day Care as Welfare; 4 Day Care as Education: The Emergence of the Nursery School; 5 Day Care and Depression; 6 Battling for Mothers' Labor: Day Care During World War II; 7 From Charity to Legitimate Need: The Postwar Years; Conclusion; Appendix; Archival Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.