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Misconceptions : unmarried motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921 to 1969 / / Lori Chambers



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Autore: Chambers Anne Lorene <1965-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Misconceptions : unmarried motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921 to 1969 / / Lori Chambers Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007
©2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
Disciplina: 346.71301/7
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto geografico: Ontario
Soggetto genere / forma: History
Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: ; 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Misconceptions  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4426-9058-5
1-4426-8457-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910780539903321
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Serie: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.