Bodenhamer) the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press).ContentsThe Sheltered LifeThe Clutch of the ThornsAmbassador of the PoorThe Homes of IndianaChild WelfareCity Plans and National Housing StandardsProse, Poetry, and PageantsMunicipal Housekeeper and Inadvertent Feminist

Robert G. Barrows is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University at Indianapolis. He previously worked as an editor at the Indiana Historical Bureau. He has published several journal articles and book chapters dealing with Indiana history and American urban history, and he co-edited the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994).

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: The Sheltered Life
Chapter 2: The Clutch of the Thorns
Chapter 3: Ambassador of the Poor
Chapter 4: The Homes of Indiana
Chapter 5: Child Welfare
Chapter 6: City Plans and National Housing Standards
Chapter 7: Prose, Poetry, and Pageants
Chapter 8: Municipal Housekeeper and Inadvertent Feminist

Notes
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Index