Introduction -- Female philanthropy and feminism before the welfare state: family law, and the politics of names -- Benevolence and female volunteerism -- Performing child welfare : philanthropy and feminism from the damas to Eva Peron -- Juvenile delinquency, patriarchy, and female philanthropy -- The depression and the rise of the welfare state -- At the crossroads of change : Peronism, the welfare state, and the decline of non-Peronist female authority.
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