Baby trouble in the last best West : making new people in Alberta, 1905-1939 /

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"Reproduction is the most emotionally complicated human activity. It transforms lives but it also creates fears and anxieties about women whose childbearing doesn't conform to the norm. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Kaler, Amy, 1966- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016.
Sujets:
1900-1999
Reproductive rights > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Human reproduction > Social aspects > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Single mothers > Alberta > Social conditions > 20th century.
Parenthood > Social aspects > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Illegitimacy > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Infants > Death > Social aspects > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Droits génésiques > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect social > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Alberta > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Condition de parents > Aspect social > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Filiation naturelle > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Nourrissons > Mort > Aspect social > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
Human reproduction > Social aspects.
Illegitimacy.
Parenthood > Social aspects.
Reproductive rights.
Single mothers > Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Alberta > Social conditions > 20th century.
Alberta > Social conditions > 1905-1945.
Alberta.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Little Immigrant Who Comes into Our Homes: The Material Conditions of Childbirth; 3 Treasures: Multiple Economies of Reproduction at the Beulah Rescue Home; 4 Mothers' Duties: Eugenics, Sterilization, and the United Farm Women of Alberta; 5 "Perhaps You May Think Me Independent": The Right to Mothers' Allowance; 6 Unless the Infant Lives, the National Gain Is Nil: Infant Mortality as Failed Reproduction; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

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