This is the blog for History 175, Women and Politics in America, Claremont McKenna College, fall 2016. It is open only to members of the class. Please post items relevant to the themes of our course, and please comment on other posts as well. Check back regularly for updates!
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
How Politics Killed Universal Child Care In The 1970s
NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on how in 1971, the United States came very close to having universal, federally subsidized child care. This piece examines how Congress came to pass the legislation, and why President Nixon vetoed it. It expands on the story that Gail Collins tells in When Everything Changed.
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