Ronald Reagan: “Two-thirds of all mothers with school-age children are now working…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1986

Two-thirds of all mothers with school-age children are now working; three-fourths of our single parents are in the labor force.

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Republican · California

Source

Proclamation 5529—National School-Age Child Care Awareness Week, 1986

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Ronald Reagan: “Two-thirds of all mothers with school-age children are now working; three-fourths of our single parents are in the labor…”