Unfortunate Objects: Lone Mothers In The Eighteenth Century
Author(s)
Tanya Evans
Tanya Evans
This book analyzes how poor eighteenth-century London women coped when they found themselves pregnant—their survival networks and the consequences of bearing an illegitimate child. It suggests that unmarried mothers did not constitute a deviant minority within London's plebeian community. In fact, many could expect to find compassion rather than ostracism a response to their plight.
| Name in long format: | Unfortunate-objects-lone-mothers-in-the-eighteenth-century |
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| ISBN-10: | 0230561047 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780230561045 |
| Book language: | en |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
