It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850 by Samantha Williams
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In this book Samantha Williams examines illegitimacy, unmarried parenthood and the old and new poor laws in a period of rising illegitimacy and poor relief expenditure. In doing so, she explores the experience of being an unmarried mother from courtship and conception, through the discovery of pregnancy, and the birth of the child in lodgings or one of the new parish workhouses. Although fathers were generally held to be financially responsible for their illegitimate children, the recovery of these costs was particularly low in London, leaving the parish ratepayers to meet the cost. Unmarried...
Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850 by Samantha Williams is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.
This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850 aloud.
Unmarried Motherhood in the Metropolis, 1700–1850 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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