Maternity Policy and the Making of the Norwegian Welfare State, 1880-1940

• Main Author: Peterson, Anna M. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Social history.; Labor-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; Women.; Civilization-History.; Social History.; Labor History.; History of Modern Europe.; Women's Studies.; Cultural History.

This book traces women's influence on maternity policy in Norway from 1880-1940. Maternity policies, including maternity leave, midwifery services and public assistance for mothers, were some of the first welfare policies enacted in Norway. Feminists, midwives, and working women participated in...