1st Edition

Rural Unwed Mothers An American Experience, 1870-1950

By Mazie Hough Copyright 2010
    242 Pages
    by Routledge

    242 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Rural Communities and Regional Differences: Maine and Tennessee; Chapter 2 Tennessee: Maintaining Hierarchies of Race and Class; Chapter 3 Maine: Preserving Resources: Hard Work and Responsibility; Chapter 4 Professional Standards in Tennessee: Only Perfect Children Will Do; Chapter 5 Professional Standards in Maine: Relying on Strangers; conclusion Conclusion;

    Biography

    Mazie Hough