What Was the Reason Behind Progressive-Era Welfare for Single Mothers

What was the reason behind Progressive-era welfare for single mothers?

A) Reformers wanted women to stay home with their children rather than go to work.
B) Reformers wanted single women to have proper job training so that they could provide for their families.
C) Reformers wanted to encourage a high birth rate.
D) Reformers saw this as a way of moving away from outmoded conceptions of the deserving and undeserving poor.
E) Reformers wanted government to provide child care so that women could work to support their families.

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