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Single Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Britain : Pregnancy, Migration and Institutionalization.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grimes, Lorraine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Single mothers--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Single mothers.
- Single mothers--Ireland--History--20th century.
- Single mothers--Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
- Single mothers--Ireland--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
- Summary:
- An original study of unmarried motherhood in Britain and Ireland from 1926-1973.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Terms and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Migration Stigma
- 2 "Morality" and Institutionalization
- 3 The Cost of Care in Britain
- 4 Experiences of Institutionalization and Maternity Care
- 5 Illegal and Forced Adoption
- 6 Repatriation
- 7 What about the Fathers?
- 8 Deinstitutionalization and Advocacy for Single Mothers
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-51519-1
- 1-350-55580-0
- 1-350-51518-3
- OCLC:
- 1526862640
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