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Progressive Mothers, Better Babies: Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
Okezi T. Otovo
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Paperback. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309056
SKU
V9781477309056
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About Okezi T. Otovo
Okezi T. Otovo is an assistant professor in the Department of History and the Program in African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University.
Reviews for Progressive Mothers, Better Babies: Race, Public Health, and the State in Brazil, 1850-1945
Otovo stands apart in the ambitious scope of her volume, anchored by a brilliant theoretical framing of shifts across time'Kan impressive and beautifully written study; I look forward to reading Otovo's work for years to come.
Bulletin of the History of Medicine (08/01/2018) For those seeking to put a human experience and face to the often top-down institutional histories ... Read more
Bulletin of the History of Medicine (08/01/2018) For those seeking to put a human experience and face to the often top-down institutional histories ... Read more