More Than a Roof

Ethel McClure

Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1968 - History - 344 pages

Minnesota's First Poorhouses County Poor Farms The Home for the Friendless Women of the Churches The State Expands Its Role Improving County Poor Farms Ethnic Groups Provide for Their Aged The Poorhouse under Scrutiny Red Ink and Midnight Oil The Questing Twenties From Great Depression to Social Security Standards and Shortages during World War 11 Regulations and Ration Books Progress in the Fifties Changes and Challenges Illustrations Reference Notes Index

Bibliographic information

• Title: More Than a Roof
• Author: Ethel McClure
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1968
• ISBN: 0873515358, 9780873515351
• Length: 344 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Social Science / Gerontology