Maternity: Letters from Working-Women
Voices of Labor and Love: Unveiling Working-Mothers' TruthsBy Various
Length6h 50m
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In "Maternity: Letters from Working-Women," a compelling anthology, various authors present a poignant collection of personal letters reflecting the multifaceted experiences of working women during a transformative period in history. The literary style is both intimate and unvarnished, bridging the gap between the domestic and industrial spheres. Each letter serves as a microcosm of larger societal issues, including labor rights, maternal health, and the struggle for personal agency, thereby situating the correspondence within the broader feminist discourse of the time. The anthology is notable for its rich historical context, revealing how the intersection of gender and labor shaped women's identities and choices. The contributors to this anthology are a diverse group of working women, many of whom faced challenges that resonated deeply within the socio-economic fabric of their communities. Their letters convey not only personal narratives but also collective resilience and solidarity among women in a rapidly changing world. The work encapsulates the lived realities of these women while shedding light on the socio-political milieu that informed their voices, often marked by a quest for recognition and rights in both the workplace and the home. This anthology is a crucial read for anyone interested in gender studies, labor history, or the evolving role of women in society. It offers invaluable insights into the complexities of motherhood and work, making it an essential resource for scholars, students, and readers alike. By immersing yourself in these letters, you will gain a profound understanding of the historical roots of contemporary discussions about gender and labor.
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GenreSelf-Help
Length6 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 28, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
9392. Ignorance.
21. Twenty Years of Child-Bearing.
9493. Out-of-Door Exercise Every Day.
32. “Out of Bed on the Third Day.”
9594. “Given Anything to have a Good Sleep.”
43. Hospitals—A Crying Need.
9695. “Husband who was Nurse and Mother.”
54. “All Day Washing and Ironing.”
9796. Injury at Confinement.
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65. A Half-Starved Pregnancy.
9897. Childless.
76. Healthy and Strong.
9998. “I Simply Struggled On.”
87. “She is Real Ill.”
10099. Story of a Confinement.
98. Men Need Education.
101100. A Wreck at Thirty.
109. Bad Confinements.
102101. Two Children in Eighteen Months.
1110. “I am a Ruined Woman.”
103102. Need for Nourishment after Confinement.
1211. “I was Awfully Poor.”
104103. Her “Lot.”
1312. “I Dragged about in Misery.”
105104. Need of Rest.
1413. “Very Fortunate.”
106105. “Never Lost a Moment’s Sleep.”
1514. Inflammation.
107106. “I was locked up in a Morning.”
1615. “Oh, the Horrors we Suffer!”
108107. “Felt Like Giving in Altogether.”
1716. “A Nightmare Yet.”
109108. Extra Well.
1817. Lack of Food and Bad Housing.
110109. Work in a Brickyard.
1918. Astonishing Health.
111110. Husband with Typhoid Fever.
2019. “Kept All to Myself.”
112111. “Too Exhausted to Eat.”
2120. Stead’s Penny Poets.
113112. Thirteen Births and Four Miscarriages.
2221. How a Woman may Suffer.
114113. An Agricultural Labourer’s Daughter.
2322. “Got on Splendidly.”
115114. “No Rest for Mothers, Night or Day.”
2423. “One of the Fortunate.”
116115. Proper Care.
2524. Utterly Overdone.
117116. Eight Miscarriages.
2625. Three Children in Three Years.
118117. Need for Municipal Midwives.
2726. “Such is the Life of Poor Women.”
119118. Easy Circumstances.
2827. Worked up to the Last.
120119. Nothing Unusual.
2928. Heavy Expense of Childbirth.
121120. Sock-making at Twopence a Pair.
3029. “I am Nearly Used Up.”
122121. Natural Times.
3130. “Mother Last.”
123122. Ironing and Kneading in Bed.
3231. Little To Tell.
124123. Tea and Sugar put away.
3332. Restriction Advocated.
125124. Six to Feed on Sixteen Shillings.
3433. “Almost a Wreck.”
126125. “Worked Too Hard as a Girl.”
3534. Delicate Children.
127126. A Strong Woman.
3635. Continual Pregnancy for Fifteen Years.
128127. Wine Lodges should be Closed.
3736. Many Miscarriages.
129128. “Often went Short of Food.”
3837. Against Large Families.
130129. An Agricultural Labourer’s Wife.
3938. “Other Children with Measles.”
131130. Ten Shillings coming in for Twelve Weeks.
4039. Benefit from Hearts of Oak.
132131. Consoled Herself with an Orphan Boy.
4140. Neglect by Doctors.
133132. “The Terrible Suffering I endured.”
4241. Over-Child-Bearing.
134133. Maternity Benefit “intended for Themselves.”
4342. “Constant Care and Help.”
135134. An Awful Struggle.
4443. Bad Experiences.
136135. Rag-Sorting.
4544. “An Indomitable Will.”
137136. “I Wonder how I Lived.”
4645. “Mock Modesty.”
138137. Five Still-Births.
4746. A Healthy Mill-Worker.
139138. A Weaver.
4847. “I Think a Lot.”
140139. Drugs.
4948. “A Time of Horror.”
141140. Got up the Fifth Day.
5049. Very Hard Times.
142141. A Family of Fifteen.
5150. A Farm-Worker’s Wife.
143142. “Much Depends on the Husband.”
5251. Shun Patent Foods.
144143. Problem of Housework.
5352. “Get Very Little Pity.”
145144. Bad Medical Attendance.
5453. Work in the Mill.
146145. Illness Costing nearly £20.
5554. In Favour of Breast-Feeding.
147146. Specialist’s Advice Needed.
5655. Mixed Experiences.
148147. A Small Private Income.
5756. Twelve Children.
149148. “Nine Months of Misery.”
5857. Dreadful Sufferings.
150149. Every Help.
5958. Inefficient Doctor.
151150. “Should never have had Children.”
6059. Household Help Needed.
152151. Systematic Preparation.
6160. Miscarriages.
153152. “Had to go out to Clean and Paper.”
6261. A Very Sad Case.
154153. “A Troublesome Life.”
6362. State Maternity Homes Wanted.
155154. Cases of Labourers’ Wives.
6463. “A Miserable Experience.”
156155. Forty-seven Nieces and Nephews.
6564. “Best of Times are Bad.”
157156. “A Law to Stay in Bed Ten Days.”
6665. Every Attention.
158157. “Thought we must put up with it.”
6766. Very Good Health.
159158. Strikes, Out-of-Work, Short Time.
6867. “A Steady and Regular Income.”
160159. Rest and Good Food.
6968. “Read, Studied, and Took Care.”
161160. “Eight to Keep on Eleven Shillings and Threepence.”
7069. Preventives.
162OCCUPATIONS OF HUSBANDS
7170. The Teaching of Experience.
163Still-births and Miscarriages.
7271. “But it is too Late.”
164Infant Deaths.
7372. Loss of Strength.
165LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD MEMORANDUM MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
7473. Suffering and Hard Work.
166SUMMARY OF THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS (EXTENSION) ACT, 1915
7574. “Heavy Wash-Days.”
167Notification of Births Act, 1907, to extend to every District.
7675. Bad Effects of Hard Work.
168Administrative Arrangements under the Act.
7776. Amongst Strangers.
169Co-operation with Medical Practitioners and Voluntary Agencies.
7877. Care and Attention.
170London.
7978. Weakness following Pregnancy.
171Grants in Aid of Local Expenditure.
8079. Frequent Pregnancies.
172Interim Schemes.
8180. Husband on Short Time.
173Present Need for Maternity and Infant Welfare Work.
8281. Convulsions.
174Committees.
8382. “Every Care on Every Occasion.”
175Notification of Births.
8483. A Wage-Earning Mother.
176Women Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors.
8584. “Two Children under the Year.”
177Maternity Centres.
8685. Effects of Worry.
178Supervision of Midwives.
8786. “Not Much Strength Left.”
179Professional Attendance at Confinements.
8887. Struggles of a Miner’s Wife.
180Maternity Hospitals for Complicated Cases and Infant Hospitals.
8988. “Did not Like to say Anything.”
181Milk Depots.
9089. A Brutal Husband.
182Government Grants.
9190. “I Overdid Myself.”
183NATIONAL SCHEME PROPOSED BY THE WOMEN’S CO-OPERATIVE GUILD
9291. “Better to have a Small Family.”
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