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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: illegitimacy in London
• 2. Shame
• 3. Pregnant and birthing bodies
• 4. The workhouse
• 5. Maintenance
• 6. Punishment
• 7. Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography.-Index.