Hough, Mazie

Rural unwed mothers : an American experience, 1870-1950 Mazie Hough - London : Routledge, 2016. - vi, 235 p. ; 24 cm. - Perspectives in economic and social history, 4 .

Introduction -- Rural communities and regional differences : Maine and Tennessee -- Tennessee : maintaining hierachies of race and class -- Maine : preserving resources : hard work and responsibility -- Professional standards in Tennessee : only perfect children will do -- Professional standards in Maine : relying on strangers.

Drawing extensively from agency records, newspaper accounts, sociological studies and court documents, Hough explores the experiences of rural white unwed mothers in Maine and Tennessee.

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Unmarried mothers--Maine--History--19th century
Unmarried mothers--History--Tennessee--19th century
Unmarried mothers--History--Maine--20th century
Unmarried mothers--History--Tennessee--20th century
Unmarried mothers

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