[Philanthropy and welfare policies for the families of people with leprosy in the Brazilian state of Goiás, 1920-1962].
This article analyzes the root causes of the shortage of social support for the relatives of people with leprosy, especially their children, in the state of Goiás, Central West region of Brazil, between 1920 and 1962. It focuses on the constitution of discourses that defined the medical and philanthropic care for the children of people isolated in leper colonies as a problem, and how this process resulted in the organization of the Society for the Welfare of Lepers and Defense Against Leprosy, and the construction of Afrânio de Azevedo children's home in Goiânia, the state capital. These elements are directly associated with the construction of a new approach in the regional history and social and medical policies for leprosy.
Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Departamento de História, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Goianésia GO , Brasil, leicyfs@yahoo.com.br, Professora, Departamento de História/Universidade Estadual de Goiás; pesquisadora, Grupo de Pesquisa História do Cerrado Brasileiro/CNPq. Rua 35, 436 - Setor Sul. 76380-000 - Goianésia - GO - Brasil. leicyfs@yahoo.com.br.
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