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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