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

Chambers, Lori

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ISBN 10: 0802082467 ISBN 13: 9780802082466

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 2007

Riassunto

In 1921, despite the passing of legislation intended to ease the consequences of illegitimacy for children (Children of Unmarried Parents Act), reformers in Ontario made no effort to improve the status of unwed mothers. Furthermore, the reforms that were passed served as models for legislation in other provinces and even in some American states, institutionalizing, in essence, the prejudices evident throughout. Until now, historians have not sufficiently studied these measures, resulting in the marginalization of unwed mothers as historical subjects. In Misconceptions, Lori Chambers seeks to redress this oversight.

By way of analysis and careful critique, Chambers shows that the solutions to unwed pregnancy promoted in the reforms of 1921 were themselves based upon misconceptions. The book also explores the experiences of unwed mothers who were subjected to the legislation of the time, thus shedding an invaluable light on these formerly ignored subjects. Ultimately, 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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Lori Chambers is a professor in the Department of Women’s Studies at Lakehead University.

Lori Chambers is an associate professor in the Department of Women?s Studies at Lakehead University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802082467
• ISBN 13: 9780802082466
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 258
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