..."Children of parents of worthy character, suffering from temporary misfortune, and children of reasonable efficient and deserving mothers who are without the...necessary to maintain suitable homes for the rearing of children."19 Although the report did recommend family foster care as the best alternative for normal,...

...pension laws that were enacted from 1911 to 1932. 4 Mothers' Pension Legislation Exclusion by Statute Children of parents of worthy character, suffering...necessary to maintain suitable homes for the rearing of children. —White House Conference on Children, 1909' I would say that the immorality of the mother...

...experts attending the 1909 White House Conference endorsed mothers' pensions. The conferees wrote, "Children of parents of worthy character, suffering...to maintain suitable homes for the rearing of the children."24 The moral fitness requirement reflected the time-honored belief that relief should be...

...Children: *Devine: The Family and Social Work, p. 31. great molding force of mind and character. Children should not be deprived of it except for urgent and...maintain suitable homes for the rearing of the children." In our report for 1909 we pointed out that moral rather than financial reasons should govern in breaking...

...from temporary misfortune, and children of reasonably efficient and deserving mothers who are without support of the normal breadwinner, should, as a rule,...suitable homes for the rearing of the children." This opinion was referred to by Governor Whitman when he signed the bill making widows' pensions a law,...