What Was the Reason Behind Progressive Era Welfare for Single

question 56

Multiple Choice

What was the reason behind Progressive Era welfare for single mothers?

• A) Reformers wanted women to stay home with their children rather than go to work.
• B) Reformers wanted single women to have proper job training so that they could provide for their families.
• C) Reformers wanted to encourage a high birth rate.
• D) Reformers saw this as a way of moving away from outmoded conceptions of the deserving and undeserving poor.
• E) Reformers wanted government to provide child care so that women could work to support their families.

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