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Rural Unwed Mothers: An American Experience, 1870-1950
Author(s): Mazie Hough (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 242 pages
- ISBN-10: 1851964002
- ISBN-13: 9781851964000
Book Description
Drawing extensively from agency records, newspaper accounts, sociological studies and court documents, Hough explores the experiences of rural white unwed mothers in Maine and Tennessee.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘This is a fresh and much needed microscopic view of a neglected topic … Recommended.’ CHOICE ‘Hough gives a careful, compelling analysis of the changes in Tennessee and Maine.’ American Historical Review
About the Author
Mazie Hough
