Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Children's_Bureau
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sheppard–Towner_Act
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1921
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:firstFederalLaw |
to provide federal funding for social welfare
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maternity and Infancy Act
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gptkbp:impact |
reduced infant mortality rates
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
Progressive Era reformers
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:American_Medical_Association
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gptkbp:provides |
federal funding for maternal and child health services
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gptkbp:purpose |
improve maternal and infant health
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gptkbp:repealedBy |
1929
lack of Congressional support |
gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Warren_G._Harding
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gptkbp:supportedBy |
women's organizations
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sheppard–Towner_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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