FOUR. The West Oakland Home: The “Noble Work for a Life Saving” of Rebecca McWade

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. ONE. New Ideas from Old Things in Oakland 1
6. TWO. The Landscape of Charity in California: First Imprints in San Francisco 35
7. THREE. The Ladies Intervene: Repurposed and Purpose-Built in Temescal 71
8. FOUR. The West Oakland Home: The “Noble Work for a Life Saving” of Rebecca McWade 109
9. FIVE. The Saloon That Became a School: Free Kindergartens in Northern California 143
10. SIX. The Art and Craft of Settlement Work in Oakland Point 177
11. SEVEN. “The Ground Must Belong to the City”: Playgrounds and Recreation Centers in Oakland’s Neighborhoods 213
12. EIGHT. Orphaned in Oakland: Institutional Life during the Progressive Era 247
13. NINE. Childhood on the Color Line in West Oakland: Day Nurseries during the Interwar Years 291
14. Epilogue 331
15. Oral Histories and Interviews 351
16. Abbreviations Used in the Notes 353
17. Notes 355
18. Index 435