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Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? : unmarried motherhood in twentieth-century England /

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This is the first book to describe the real lives of unmarried mothers, and attitudes towards them, in England from the First World War to the present day. The focus is on England because the legal positions, and other circumstances, of unmarried mothers were often very different elsewhere in Britai...

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Main Author:	Thane, Pat
Other Authors:	Evans, Tanya, 1972-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Unmarried mothers > England > London > History > 18th century. Public welfare > England > History > 20th century. Mères célibataires > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire > 18e siècle. Aide sociale > Angleterre > Histoire > 20e siècle. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood. Public welfare Unmarried mothers England England > London 1700-1999 Electronic books. History
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