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- Progressive Mothers, Better Babies
- Publication Name
- Progressive Mothers, Better Babies : Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
- Title
- Progressive Mothers, Better Babies
- Subtitle
- Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1477309055
- EAN
- 9781477309056
- ISBN
- 9781477309056
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Topic
- Social Sciences
- Release Year
- 2016
- Release Date
- 31/05/2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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In Bahia, Brazil, the decades following emancipation saw the rise of reformers who sought to reshape the citizenry by educating Bahian women in methods for raising "better babies." The idealized Brazilian would be better equipped to contribute to the labor and organizational needs of a modern nation. Backed by many physicians, politicians, and intellectuals, the resulting welfare programs for mothers and children mirrored complex debates about Brazilian nationality. Examining the local and national contours of this movement, Progressive Mothers, Better Babies investigates families, medical institutions, state-building, and social stratification to trace the resulting policies, which gathered momentum in the aftermath of abolition (1888) and the declaration of the First Republic (1889), culminating during the administration of President Get lio Vargas (1930-1945). Exploring the cultural discourses on race, gender, and poverty that permeated medical knowledge and the public health system for almost a century, Okezi T. Otovo draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct the implications for Bahia, where family patronage politics governed poor women's labor as the mothers who were the focus of medical interventions were often the nannies and nursemaids of society's wealthier families. The book reveals key transition points as the state of Bahia transformed from being a place where poor families could expect few social services to becoming the home of numerous programs targeting the poorest mothers and their children. Negotiating crucial questions of identity, this history sheds new light on larger debates about Brazil's past and future.
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University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
1477309055
ISBN-13
9781477309056
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219274424
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Publication Name
Progressive Mothers, Better Babies : Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
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Hq759.O886 2016
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The narrative [of Progressive Mothers, Better Babies ] deals comfortably with ambiguity, avoiding the precise cuts that most of the time might exist in theoretical frameworks of analysis, but are scarce in real social and individual life. I see in Otovo's book another significant achievement: Progressive Mothers, Better Babies is not merely a history of discourses about maternalism but a history that delves into the tensions between medical discourses, clinical practices, and women's experiences., In addition to its substantial historical contributions, Progressive Mothers, Better Babies reminds us that the national level is but one possible level of analysis in scholarly research. This journal's readers...will find much to like in a book that uncovers the consequence and novelty of a specific region in the history of maternalism, and that opens up the possibility of making comparisons between different Afro-American health worlds., Otovo stands apart in the ambitious scope of her volume, anchored by a brilliant theoretical framing of shifts across timeĶan impressive and beautifully written study; I look forward to reading Otovo's work for years to come., Otovo stands apart in the ambitious scope of her volume, anchored by a brilliant theoretical framing of shifts across time...an impressive and beautifully written study; I look forward to reading Otovo's work for years to come., An insightful study of the intersections of public health, politics, race, and gender in Brazil from 1850 to 1945., For those seeking to put a human experience and face to the often top-down institutional histories of public health, this book will be essential reading., Otovo provides a meticulous historical account of the development of maternal and child care in Bahia...The rigorous and detailed historical research, personalised cases and engaging writing style make this book an excellent resource for scholars of history, maternity and infancy in Brazil., Progressive Mothers, Better Babies spans a century of institutionalizing maternal welfare in the northeastern region of Bahia, from the waning years of the independent empire (and not coincidentally, the institution of slavery) in 1850 through the transitional period of the First Republic (1889-1930), and culminates in the modern welfare state established during the presidency of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945)...By putting the politics of Black women's reproductive labor at the center of the history, Otovo argues that a longer tradition of Bahian maternalist welfare institutions designed to reform the (predominantly Black) poor mothers' early childcare practices actually preceded and informed similar institutions of the modern nation-state that Vargas would celebrate as cornerstones of his populist platform.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Note on Orthography and Currency Introduction Chapter 1. Persistence and Change: The "Mulata Velha" Chapter 2. Domestic Health Care: The Mãe Preta Chapter 3. Motherhood as Science: The Curiosa Chapter 4. Foundling Care and Family Welfare: The Mãe Desnaturada Chapter 5. Bahia's Estado Novo: The Pai dos Pobres Conclusion A Suggestive Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2016
Topic
Public Health, Women's Health, Parenting / Motherhood, Women's Studies, Health Policy, Latin America / South America
Lccn
2015-033636
Dewey Decimal
306.874/3
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Health & Fitness, Medical, History, Social Science
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