Wives without Husbands, Marriage, Desertion, and Welfare in New York, 1900-1935, The University of North Carolina Press, Anna R. Igra,Gender studies: women and girls,Gender studies, gender groups, anti-desertion reform; runaway husbands; male breadwinner; National Desertion Bureau; women's poverty; children's poverty; deadbeat dads; welfare policy; marriage and poverty; husband-location agencies; deserted women; deserted family; domestic relations courts; Jewish social workers; New York City; family law; Jewish community; working-class women; welfare system; consumer culture; masculine citizenship; immigration,, Gender and American Culture, United States, en-UShttps://uncpress.organti-desertion reform; runaway husbands; male breadwinner; National Desertion Bureau; women's poverty; children's poverty; deadbeat dads; welfare policy; marriage and poverty; husband-location agencies; deserted women; deserted family; domestic relations courts; Jewish social workers; New York City; family law; Jewish community; working-class women; welfare system; consumer culture; masculine citizenship; immigration, [BLURB],[CITY],NC,books, ebooks, biblet, Book2look