The Protestant Orphan Asylum and the Montreal Ladies’ Benevolent Society: A Case Study in Protestant Child Charity in Montreal, 1822-1900

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Title
The Protestant Orphan Asylum and the Montreal Ladies’ Benevolent Society: A Case Study in Protestant Child Charity in Montreal, 1822-1900
Abstract
The author points out that within the Montreal Protestant community of the nineteenth century, the lay elite controlled poor relief. She notes that women played a major role in this undertaking, managing most charities for women and children and imposing their values of parenting and work. The author examines the organization and work of female charity committees as well as the services offered, the relevance of gender to charity management, and attitudes to childhood and family.
Type
PhD dissertation
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
2001
# of Pages
xii-401p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Harvey, Janice. “The Protestant Orphan Asylum and the Montreal Ladies’ Benevolent Society: A Case Study in Protestant Child Charity in Montreal, 1822-1900.” PhD dissertation, McGill University, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol1/QMM/TC-QMM-38202.pdf.
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