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Title	Children bear the promise of a better world -- [electronic resource]: are we safeguarding those whose mothers work?
Alternative Title	Are we safeguarding those whose mothers work?
Item Number	l0066
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Children's Bureau.
Government Publisher	U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	[1942?].
Physical Description	[10] p. : ill ; 22 cm.
Series	Defense of children series ; no. 2
Notes	RAISING A PRESIDENT,' a radio program on defense of children, prepared by the CHildren's Bureau, is presented by NBC every Monday at 11:30 a. m. E. S. T. (Blue Network)--back cover.; Title from cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	For the mother who must go out to work, the care of her children is a vital and often distressing problem. Her peace of mind requires assurance that the smallest children are in safe hands throughout the day and that the older ones have wise and kindly supervision in after-school hours. The community is also deeply concerned in knowing that the children of the employed mother are growing up under happy and healthful influences, for democracy's purpose is to help its children become robust, right-thinking, upstanding citizens... When mothers of young children seek work outside the home, in this period of emergency as in normal times, they usually do so because their earnings are needed for the family support. But we must not allow either the national emergency or the financial need of the family to be met at the expense of the well-being of children. The question whether the mother should work and how her children are to be cared for while she works must be considered with a view to the welfare of the children themselves. Their welfare comes first in every mother's heart. She knows how hard it is to be sure that they are well cared for while she is gone from home. She should realize too that under most circumstances the most patriotic thing she can do is to give them her personal care if possible. But if, in the interests of her children, the mother finds it is necessary to take a job, then the community's attitude must be: 'We are behind you; your children shall not suffer from neglect; we will organize enough services -- and services of enough different kinds -- to provide for the safeguarding of your children of whatever age. We know that the life of Democracy itself flows out of the lives of its citizens. The first item in our program of national defense shall be Defense of Children.'-- p. [3]- [4].
Meeting Names	Conference on Day Care of Children of Working Mothers--(1941: --Washington, D.C.)
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States. Women employees--United States. War and family--United States. Children of working parents--United States. Child care--United States. Child welfare--United States. Community life--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	L 5.4:2
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	l0066.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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