Women, infanticide and the press, 1822-1922 : news narratives in England and Australia /
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Author / Creator: | Goc, Nicolá. |
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Imprint: | Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013. |
Description: | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8972032 |
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