by External Article | May 1, 2023 | Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving |
Nearly a hundred years ago, mothers were already sending mail to Washington, DC, to advocate for their children’s healthcare. Public health and medical historian Emily K. Abel reviewed nearly 600 letters sent to either to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt or the...
by External Article | Jan 20, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories |
Today, entire neighborhoods are caring for each other. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mutual aid has proven an effective response, even if it is not ideal. While these efforts are often contextualized within a radical heritage that includes the Black Panther...
by External Article | Aug 4, 2019 | Finances |
Money and intimacy are two powerful motivating factors. As Folbre and Nelson highlight, they’re also often held as mutually exclusive. Culturally, we like to think that once money is involved, a transaction becomes clean and passionless. On the other hand, once...
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