Maternity: Letters from Working-Women by Women's Co-operative Guild

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Editor Women's Co-operative Guild
LoC No. 16012747
Title Maternity: Letters from Working-Women
Note Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "Maternity: Letters from Working-Women" by the Women's Co-operative Guild is a collection of firsthand accounts written in the early 20th century. This work presents the distressing realities of motherhood among working-class women, showcasing their struggles, suffering, and the urgent social issues surrounding maternity that are often overlooked. The letters reveal the harsh conditions under which these women live and raise their children, emphasizing the need for better support and care during pregnancy and after childbirth. The opening of the work features a preface by Herbert Samuel, stressing the need to address the pervasive problems of maternity, particularly for the poorer classes. It sets the stage for the letters, which provide personal insights into the overwhelming challenges faced by these women, such as inadequate wages, lack of medical care, and the physical and emotional toll of childbearing. Through their narratives, the authors express both their resilience in the face of adversity and their desire for societal recognition and improvement in the conditions affecting working mothers, illustrating the urgent need for social change. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Mothers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Subject Mother and child -- History -- 19th century
Subject Maternal and infant welfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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EBook-No. 50077
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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