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Lone Mothers |
21ÌýNov 2007 |
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 Perspectives from history
From First World War widows to the ‘Vicky Pollard’ stereotype ofÌýa teenage mum,Ìýthe portrayal ofÌýloneÌýmothers has changed over time. At the Women's Library in London,Ìýthe exhibition Sinners, Scroungers, Saints examines those changes and tells the stories of lone mothers from theÌý1800sÌýto the present day. It's also hosting a symposium, bringing together new research on lone motherhood in Britain and Europe.Ìý Jenni discusses the issues with the exhibition's curator, Dr Tanya EvansÌýand Sacha Corcoran, a lone mother whose own mother was in the same situation.Ìý
Sinners, Scroungers, Saints is at the Women's Library, London E1 7NT until 29 Mar 2008
Unfortunate Objects: Lone Mothers in Eighteenth-Century London by Dr Tanya Evans (Palgrave, Houndmills, 2005)
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