Progressive city in the progressive era : child welfare reform in Louisville Kentucky.

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and the Filson Historical Society for access to their archives and special collections. For hanging in there and seeing me through, I would like to acknowledge my chosen cohort and awesome trivia team, Sarah Dunn, Hannah McCallon, Elle Rich, and Jacob Burress. My mother, Faye Evitts, deserves more than thanks for her support, both financial and emotional, over the thirty-seven years of my higher education career. To my most consistent cheerleader and son, Chris Becker, thanks for everything-I've gone to school his entire life and he has never complained, only encouraged. Finally, I want to thank my husband, Tom Marlatt, for his unconditional love and never-ending patience during the hardest part of this journey.