Brutal and negligent? 19th century factory mothers and child care.

This paper aims to highlight some working class women's childcare practices in northern industrial areas of Britain during the latter half of the 19th century. It aims to challenge the commonly held belief that 19th century northern working-class factory mothers were irresponsive and neglectful toward their infants, thereby fuelling the high northern infant mortality rate. It will do this by showing that factory mothers were responsible and responsive toward their infants despite being thwarted by the working patterns of industrialisation.

Developing a public health training institute through public health improvement efforts: Montana's story.

This descriptive study describes the development of a public health training institute through statewide public health improvement planning. Efforts to design workforce development strategies in a rural setting with a decentralized state public health system are portrayed. Significant lessons learned in developing the training institute and other workforce development strategies are outlined.