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You probably should look at single mothers' statistics. Edit: To provide more context: It was not exactly "official policy", but single mothers became much mor
by Maken 2y ago
You probably should look at single mothers' statistics.
Edit: To provide more context: It was not exactly "official policy", but single mothers became much more common in Britain after WWI due to the fathers either dying in the war or, well, being already in another marriage. To the point the women started organizing and campaigning for their rights https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/about-us/gingerbread-history/ https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/about-us/gingerbread-history/
- fwip 2y agoNaively, it seems like there'd be a lot more of the "dead fathers" case than the "out of wedlock because women want to have kids but there aren't enough husbands to go around" case.
- Maken 2y agoGiven one of their first goals was to end the discrimination against bastards (children with unknown father), I would say not.