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- Assesses the economic and emotional experience of unmarried mothers in London from 1700 to 1850
- Considers the delivery of poor relief and the system of affiliation which held parents responsible for the maintenance of their illegitimate children
- Examines the extent to which unmarried parents were shamed by their situation and how this changed over time
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Book Title: Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850
Book Subtitle: Pregnancy, the Poor Law and Provision
Authors: Samantha Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73320-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73319-7Published: 04 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10355-2Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73320-3Published: 23 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 270
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social History, History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, Women's Studies, Legal History