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Less help for mother: The decline in coresidential female support for the mothers of young children, 1880–2000

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  • Frances Goldscheider
  • Berna Torr

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  • Susan Short & Frances Goldscheider & Berna Torr, 2006. "Less help for mother: The decline in coresidential female support for the mothers of young children, 1880–2000," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 43(4), pages 617-629, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:43:y:2006:i:4:p:617-629
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.2006.0038
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