Of course, they were only black people: colonial government and child welfare in Jamaica

Henrice Altink

Of course, they were only black people: colonial government and child welfare in Jamaica

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This article examines the attitude of the Jamaican government towards child welfare from the late 19th century to the late 1930s. It is particularly concerned with government spending on child welfare and its support for voluntary providers of childwelfare and also examines its attitudes towards demands made for childwelfare by black politicians at both the national and local level.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of social history
Publication status	In preparation - 2013

The Struggle to define African Jamaican Womanhood
Altink, H.
BRITISH ACADEMY
1/08/06 → 30/04/07
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

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Of course, they were only black people: colonial government and child welfare in Jamaica

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The Struggle to define African Jamaican Womanhood

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