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Autore |
Chambers Anne Lorene <1965-> |
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Titolo |
Misconceptions : unmarried motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921 to 1969 / / Lori Chambers |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9058-5 |
1-4426-8457-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Unmarried mothers - Legal status, laws, etc - Ontario |
Unmarried mothers - Ontario - Social conditions - 20th century |
Parent and child (Law) - Ontario |
Public welfare - Ontario - History - 20th century |
History |
Electronic books. |
Ontario |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; 1. 'Such a program of legislation': illegitimacy and law reform -- ; 2. 'Doubtful of her veracity': procedures and judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act -- ; 3. 'I did not bring this child into the world by myself': stories of unwed pregnancy -- ; 4. 'Best for our babies': the adoption mandate -- ; 5. 'Haunted by bills': lone motherhood and poverty -- ; 6. 'Known as Mrs S': cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Misconceptions argues that child welfare measures which simultaneously seek to rescue children and punish errant women will not, and cannot, succeed in alleviating child or maternal poverty. |
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