Rural Unwed Mothers : An American Experience, 1870-1950

Name: Rural Unwed Mothers:An American Experience, 1870-1950
ISBN: 9781315653563

doi:10.4324/9781315653563

ABSTRACT

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.

Rural Unwed Mothers

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter |28 pages

Rural Communities and Regional Differences: Maine and Tennessee

chapter |30 pages

Tennessee: Maintaining Hierarchies of Race and Class

chapter |43 pages

Maine: Preserving Resources: Hard Work and Responsibility

chapter |34 pages

Professional Standards in Tennessee: Only Perfect Children Will Do

chapter |34 pages

Professional Standards in Maine: Relying on Strangers

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion