poor women

The wedding dress Julia and Victoria create for their sister becomes a beacon of hope for a family caught in the Civil War.

Examines the current state of welfare policy in the United States, focusing on how policies have changed since President Bill Clinton's Personal Responsibility Act was passed in 1996.

Presents a memoir in which the author recalls the history of the women of the Gibson family in South Carolina, and the men in their lives.

Explores how welfare reform affected mothers on welfare, describing the challenges that welfare recipients face in managing their work, their families, and the rules and regulations of welfare reform.

Based on the recollections of a former student of the author's about the nightmare adventures of the Wendall family, living in the slums of Detroit.

Maggie Johnson dreams of escaping New York's Bowery and her alcoholic family. After her younger brother dies she runs off with a bartender only to find herself abandoned when he finds someone else. Offers a stark image of urban American life at the end of the nineteenth century.

Presents data, analysis, and recommendations on the extent, nature, and causes of poverty in the United States and its specific impact on women and children, discussing the 1990s trend by governement leaders to blame the poor for America's ills.

Examines the lifestyles of women born and raised in developing nations, focusing on their education, employment, marriage, and family life.