Nonsense. There were plenty of single-mother families before welfare. Men often died in industry or off at war. Life was excruciatingly difficult for these peop

Nonsense. There were plenty of single-mother families before welfare. Men often died in industry or off at war. Life was excruciatingly difficult for these people, and private charity simply did not cut it. This is the kind of things that 'widows and orphans funds' were for, but they were never enough.