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

A detailed exploration of the real lives of unmarried mothers in England through the past century, this book argues that the 'permissive' sixties were largely a revolt against the secrecy and hypocrisy that went before.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thane, Pat
Corporate Author: Oxford Scholarship Online
Other Authors: Evans, Tanya, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Unmarried mothers -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Public welfare -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Online Access:Oxford scholarship online - Click here for access

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