Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850: Pregnancy, the Poor Law and Provision by Samantha Williams
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Overview: 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 pregnancy, and the birth of the child in lodgings or one of the new parish workhouses.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Social Sciences
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