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The “Unspeakable Blessing†: Street Children, Reform Rhetoric, and Misery in Early Industrial Capitalism

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… surely there would be men enough, willing and glad to contribute to the regeneration of the poor outcasts of the city. It is no longer an experiment since the Children's Aid has removed of this class, in thirteen years, eleven thousand two hundred and seventy two! Who would not rejoice to aid in such an enterprise…? Money only is wanting. Shall that be an insurmountable obstacle in the way of accomplishing such an unspeakable blessing? New York Children's Aid Society, 1866 Annual Report

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  • Bruce Bellingham, 1983. "The “Unspeakable Blessing†: Street Children, Reform Rhetoric, and Misery in Early Industrial Capitalism," Politics & Society, , vol. 12(3), pages 303-330, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:12:y:1983:i:3:p:303-330
    DOI: 10.1177/003232928301200302
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