 | (Book - Amazon.ca) : In 1921, despite the passing of legislation intended to ease the consequences of illegitimacy for children, 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.
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