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Women, infanticide and the press, 1822-1922 [electronic resource] : news narratives in England and Australia / Nicola Goc.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2013.Description: 203 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 074 23
LOC classification:
  • PN5124.I554 G63 2013eb
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Contents:
Introduction -- 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 -- Infanticide news in the regional press: 1830-1922. Infanticide in the Van Diemen's land press -- "Bush madness" in The mercury -- "The Hinkley girl 'mother'" and The Leicester Mercury -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 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 -- Infanticide news in the regional press: 1830-1922. Infanticide in the Van Diemen's land press -- "Bush madness" in The mercury -- "The Hinkley girl 'mother'" and The Leicester Mercury -- Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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