Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:United_States_federal_law | 
| gptkbp:administeredBy | gptkb:Children's_Bureau | 
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Sheppard-Towner_Act | 
| gptkbp:dateEnacted | 1921 | 
| gptkbp:enactedBy | gptkb:United_States_Congress | 
| gptkbp:influencedBy | Progressive Era reforms | 
| gptkbp:legacy | precursor to later social welfare legislation | 
| gptkbp:opposedBy | gptkb:American_Medical_Association | 
| gptkbp:provides | federal funding for maternal and child health care grants-in-aid to states | 
| gptkbp:purpose | reduce maternal and infant mortality | 
| gptkbp:repealedBy | 1929 | 
| gptkbp:signedBy | gptkb:Warren_G._Harding | 
| gptkbp:significance | first major federal social welfare program in the United States | 
| gptkbp:supportedBy | women's organizations | 
| gptkbp:target | pregnant women infants | 
| gptkbp:validOn | 1929 | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Frothingham_v._Mellon | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Maternity Act of 1921 |