Silvia Marina Arrom: 2 books
Containing the Poor
The Mexico City Poor House, 1774–1871
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2001
In 1774 Mexico City leaders created the Mexico City Poor House—the centerpiece of a bold experiment intended to eliminate poverty and impose a new work ethic on former beggars by establishing a forcible internment policy for some and putting others to work. In Containing the Poor Silvia Marina Arrom...
Volunteering for a Cause
Gender, Faith, and Charity in Mexico from the Reform to the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. With thousands of volunteers, these lay groups...