Okezi T Otovo: 1 book
Progressive Mothers, Better Babies
Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
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....
