Rethinking the Welfare Rights Movement

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Focusing on the welfare rights movement, this book explores the activism of poor women on AFDC from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. These women, advocating for welfare reform, dignity, and financial support for their families, transcended political boundaries to fight for women's rights and economic justice. They challenged stereotypes and engaged in political debates, developing a nuanced analysis that intertwined race, class, gender, and culture, ultimately crafting a unique feminist and anti-racist political framework rooted in their lived experiences.