single mothers and infanticide, Ireland 1900-1950
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Rattigan, Cliona
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- GR BR 36 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- moeders, alleenstaande moeders, infanticide, recht, gezinnen, seksualiteit, armoede, Ierland, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This book explores the history of single mothers and infanticide in Ireland over a 50 year period.The book provides an analysis of the diverse experiences of unmarried mothers who faced criminal charges because they were suspected of having committed infanticide. Although statistics relating to female perpetrators of serious forms of crime are examined, the history of single women who killed their illegitimate infants cannot be understood through official numbers alone. The book undertakes a detailed analysis of the records of over 300 infanticide cases tried in Ireland - both North and South - during the first half of the 20th century.