Women, infanticide and the press, 1822-1922 : news narratives in England and Australia /

Women, infanticide and the press, 1822-1922 : news narratives in England and Australia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goc, Nicolá.
Imprint:	Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource (203 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Infanticide -- Press coverage -- England -- History. Infanticide -- Press coverage -- Australia -- History. Unmarried mothers -- Press coverage -- England -- History. Unmarried mothers -- Press coverage -- Australia -- History. Australia. England. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8972032

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ISBN:	9781409406044 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781409406051 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Part I. Infanticide News in the London Times
1822-1871: Personal tragedies, public narratives: 1822-1833
A press campaign and the 1834 new Poor Law
The 1860s maternal panic
Part II. Infanticide News in the Regional Press
1830-1922: Infanticide in the Van Dieman's Land press
'Bush madness' in the Mercury
'The Hinkley girl-mother' and the Leicester Mercury
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index