Wayward girls and virtuous women: Social workers and female juvenile delinquency in the Progressive Era

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-64

  Abrams, Laura S ^a   Curran, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034147066     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08861090022093822     Document Type: Article

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