Hey, I’m working on a video essay right now about Stephen Kings “The breathing method” which talks a lot about the general societal shittiness of being a single mother in the 1920s and I’m looking for essays or non fiction books about this topic or the general societal expectations of pregnancy but I don’t know where to start, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
I don’t have anything specific in mind but take a look at the poor law from the Victorian era. Lots of parishes in the U.K. refused to help single mothers if they had given birth outside of marriage.