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Among the books she has most recently edited are Women and Social Policies in Europe; Women in Britain: Women, Family, Work, and the State Since 1945; Whom God Hath Joined: The Work of Marriage Guidance;and Women and Social Action in Victorian and Edwardian England.
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Lewis, J. Individuals, families, and states. Society 31, 48–51 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02693385
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