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May V. Changing notions of lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland. Womens Hist Rev. 2011;20(1):127-43doi: 10.1080/09612025.2011.536395.
May, V. (2011). Changing notions of lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland. Women's history review, 20(1), 127-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2011.536395
May, Vanessa. "Changing notions of lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland." Women's history review vol. 20,1 (2011): 127-43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2011.536395
May V. Changing notions of lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland. Womens Hist Rev. 2011;20(1):127-43. doi: 10.1080/09612025.2011.536395. PMID: 21299015.
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Womens Hist Rev. 2011;20(1):127-43. doi: 10.1080/09612025.2011.536395.

Changing notions of lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland.

Women's history review

Vanessa May

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  1. University of Manchester.

PMID: 21299015 DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2011.536395

Abstract

Through written life stories of lone mothers, this article examines changes in lone motherhood in twentieth-century Finland. While the older life-story writers' narratives are clearly influenced by an 'ethos of survival' and the regulation of female sexuality, the younger writers relate their experiences with the help of scripts on gender equality and the psychological importance of 'good' parenting. These narrative shifts point to important changes in cultural scripts on women's positions in families, on the labour market, and in society.

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