The welfare rights movement was an interracial protest movement
of poor women on AFDC who demanded reform of welfare policy,
greater respect and dignity, and financial support to properly
raise and care for their children. In short, they pushed for a
right to welfare. Lasting from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s,
the welfare rights movement crossed political boundaries, fighting
simultaneously for women's rights, economic justice, and black
women's empowerment through welfare assistance. Its
memberschallenged stereotypes, engaged in Congressional debates,
and developed a sophisticated political analysis that combined
race, class, gender, and culture, and crafted a distinctive,
feminist, anti-racist politics rooted in their experiences as poor
women of color.
The Welfare Rights Movement provides a short, accessible
overview of this important social and political movement,
highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths
and weaknesses, and how it intersected with other social and
political movements of the itme, as well as its lasting effect on
the country. It is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an
introduction to the welfare rights movement of the twentieth
century.
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