Almost Worthy

The Poor, Paupers, and the Science of Charity in America, 1877-1917

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Philanthropy & Charity, Human Services, History
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Author: Brent Ruswick ISBN: 9780253006387
Publisher: Indiana University Press Publication: December 17, 2012
Imprint: Indiana University Press Language: English
Author: Brent Ruswick
ISBN: 9780253006387
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication: December 17, 2012
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Language: English

In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the "unworthy" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these "scientific charity" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent Ruswick examines a prominent national organization for scientific social reform and poor relief in Indianapolis in order to understand how these new theories of poverty gave birth to new programs to assist the poor.

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In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the "unworthy" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these "scientific charity" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent Ruswick examines a prominent national organization for scientific social reform and poor relief in Indianapolis in order to understand how these new theories of poverty gave birth to new programs to assist the poor.

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