Rural unwed mothers : an American experience, 1870-1950
By: Hough, Mazie
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BookSeries: Perspectives in economic and social history, 4.Publisher: London : Routledge, 2016.Description: vi, 235 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781138665071Subject(s): Unmarried mothers -- Maine -- History -- 19th century | Unmarried mothers -- Tennessee -- History -- 19th century | Unmarried mothers -- Maine -- History -- 20th century | Unmarried mothers -- Tennessee -- History -- 20th century | Unmarried mothersDDC classification: 306.874320974109041 HO RU Online resources: Location Map
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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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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 306.874320974109041 HO RU (Browse shelf) | Available | T0011245 |
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| 306.8743 BA BI Babies for sale? : | 306.8743 CA CH Chicken soup for the expectant mother's soul : | 306.8743092 CH BA Battle hymn of the tiger mother / | 306.874320974109041 HO RU Rural unwed mothers : | 306.8754 CH IC Chicken soup for the sister's soul : | 306.9 LA WO The work of the dead : | 307 BL CO Community as urban practice |
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.