Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700-1850 Pregnancy, the Poor Law and Provision /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Williams, Samantha (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Social history.; Great Britain-History.; Civilization-History.; Women.; Law-History.; Social History.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Cultural History.; Women's Studies.; Legal History.

In this book Samantha Williams examines illegitimacy, unmarried parenthood and the old and new poor laws in a period of rising illegitimacy and poor relief expenditure. In doing so, she explores the experience of being an unmarried mother from courtship and conception, through the discovery of pregn...