Policy Lessons from Low‐Income Mothers with DisabilitiesFootnote1

1. This article analyzed data collected for a report prepared under contract C‐1980 between the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Institute for Research on Poverty. Support for preparation of this manuscript was also provided by the Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, University of Wisconsin‐Madison.

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