Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 'Such a Program of Legislation': Illegitimacy and Law Reform -- 2 'Doubtful of Her Veracity': Procedures and Judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act -- 3 'I Did Not Bring This Child into the World BY MYSELF': Stories of Unwed Pregnancy -- 4 'Best for Our Babies': The Adoption Mandate -- 5 'Haunted by Bills': Lone Motherhood and Poverty -- 6 'Known as MRS S': Cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
Summary
Misconceptions argues that child welfare measures which simultaneously seek to rescue children and punish errant women will not, and cannot, succeed in alleviating child or maternal poverty
