2. Bank on the Bowery

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. PROLOGUE Fault Lines of Rich and Poor 1
4. 1. Invading the Tenements 11
5. 2. Bank on the Bowery 31
6. 3. Prescribing Reform 49
7. 4. Loving the Poor with Severity 63
8. 5. Th e Business of Godly Charity 89
9. 6. Reaching Out to the Rich 107
10. 7. Between Empathy and Prejudice 123
11. 8. The Limits of Private Philanthropy 135
12. 9. Killing Workers for Profit 151
13. 10. The Primacy of Property 165
14. 11. Sisters in Struggle 181
15. 12. To Cooperate or Condescend 201
16. 13. Sisters at Odds 213
17. 14. Hard Fists, Short Fuses on the City Rails 227
18. 15. Making the World Safe for Inequality 245
19. EPILOGUE Recognizing Class in Ourselves 273
20. Abbreviations 281
21. Notes 285
22. Acknowledgments 361
23. Index 365