Single Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Britain: Pregnancy, Migration and Institutionalization - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350515178ISBN-10:1350515175UPC:9781350515178Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, Ireland, 20th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCXFPN4JHP
Single Mothers in Twentieth-Century Ireland and Britain: Pregnancy, Migration and Institutionalization
Throughout the Twentieth Century many women in Ireland and Britain endured shame and institutionalisation for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. In this welcome study, Lorraine Grimes examines the journeys made by hundreds of pregnant Irish women to Britain as they fled to escape their local communities.
Their experiences in Britain, however, were not free of stigma and Grimes's book analyses...Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350515178ISBN-10:1350515175UPC:9781350515178Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, Ireland, 20th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCXFPN4JHP
Lorraine Grimes holds a PhD from the University of Galway and is currently employed at Maynooth University. Lorraine has a number of publications including key policy reports in the area of reproductive healthcare and single motherhood.
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