@article{1359071,
      recid = {1359071},
      author = {Peterson, Anna M.,},
      title = {Maternity Policy and the Making of the Norwegian Welfare  State, 1880-1940 /},
      pages = {1 online resource (XIII, 221 pages 9 illustrations) :},
      abstract = {This book traces women's influence on maternity policy in  Norway from 1880-1940. Maternity policies, including  maternity leave, midwifery services and public assistance  for mothers, were some of the first welfare policies  enacted in Norway. Feminists, midwives, and working women  participated in their creation and helped transform  maternity policies from a restriction to a benefit.  Situating Norway within the larger European context, this  book contributes to discussions of Scandinavian welfare  state development and further untangles the relationship  between social policy and gender equality. This study of  poor, rural women alongside urban middle-class feminists is  rooted in an inclusive archival source base that speaks to  the interplay between local and national welfare officials  and recipients, the development and implementation of laws  in diverse settings, the divergent effects maternity  policies had on women, and women's varied responses.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1359071},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75481-9},
}