A Study On Baoding Maternal And Child Relief In The Late Qing Dynasty And The Republic Of China

This article quotes the archives of the Baoding alms house,which is the published historical data on the charitable relief archives firstly in the Baoding area in the country.Through organizing and studying the history and development of the institutions set out in the archives,we can know that the Institute has set up relief agencies for women's correctional institutions,nurseries,and child care centers,as well as income and expenditure assistance,and provided assistance to women and children in Baoding.The Baoding alms house was reorganized from the Baoding women's correctional institutions,nurseries.It was built for the education and support of the young and old disabled.The reformed alms house has always included women and children in their relief.In the continuous evolution of the organization,the concept,method and thought of relief have all changed from traditional relief to modern relief gradually.The Baoding alms house is deeply influenced by charitable thoughts and social situation changes,and constantly improve its functions and management.From the relief activities for women and babies in the almshouse,this article examines the changes of relief methods and educative activities of women and children in the almshouse.The article clarifies the following issues: The relief for women breaks the shackles of feudalism;The relief for babies changes step by step and forms a new model;The relief activities of Baoding Alms have completed the transformation of modernization,Which has progressive and far-reaching social influence,compared with the traditional Shantang.From the characteristics and effects of the maternal and infant remedies provided by the Baoding alms house,we can see that it has a relatively advanced nature in the northern region but a certain lag in the whole country.Comprehensively,we can systematically know the development of the maternal and child relief business in Baoding from the “Files of the Alms House”,and it is of great significance to study the cause of maternal and infant relief in Baoding.