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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:Children's_Bureau
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Maternity_and_Infancy_Act
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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state health programs
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first major federal social welfare program in the United States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sheppard–Towner Act
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gptkbp:influenced
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later maternal and child health programs
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Progressive Era reforms
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:American_Medical_Association
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gptkbp:provides
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federal funding for maternity and child care
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gptkbp:purpose
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reduce maternal and infant mortality
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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1929
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gptkbp:requires
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state matching funds
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Warren_G._Harding
November 23, 1921
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Horace_Mann_Towner
gptkb:Morris_Sheppard
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gptkbp:startDate
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1921
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gptkbp:target
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pregnant women
infants
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Warren_Harding
gptkb:Warren_G._Harding_administration
gptkb:President_Warren_G._Harding
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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