Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Children's_Bureau
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sheppard-Towner_Act
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1921
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maternity Act of 1921
|
| 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
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