Misconceptions : Unmarried Motherhood and the Ontario Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1921-1969 /

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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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Chambers, Lori, 1965-
Collectivité auteur: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto : Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press, 2007.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Ontario > Children of Unmarried Parents Act.
Ontario. > Children of Unmarried Parents Act.
Unmarried mothers > Social conditions.
Unmarried mothers > Legal status, laws, etc.
Public welfare.
Parent and child (Law)
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
Aide sociale > Ontario > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Parents et enfants > Droit > Ontario.
Meres celibataires > Ontario > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
Meres celibataires > Droit > Ontario.
Public welfare > Ontario > History > 20th century.
Parent and child (Law) > Ontario.
Unmarried mothers > Ontario > Social conditions > 20th century.
Unmarried mothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ontario.
Ontario.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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