02445cam a22003373u 4500 50077 UtSlPG 20260610134142.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 16012747 UtSlPG en iso639-1 HQ Women's Co-operative Guild Maternity: Letters from Working-Women Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2015-09-29 Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Maternity: Letters from Working-Women" by the Women's Co-operative Guild is a collection of firsthand accounts written in the early 20th century. This work presents the distressing realities of motherhood among working-class women, showcasing their struggles, suffering, and the urgent social issues surrounding maternity that are often overlooked. The letters reveal the harsh conditions under which these women live and raise their children, emphasizing the need for better support and care during pregnancy and after childbirth. The opening of the work features a preface by Herbert Samuel, stressing the need to address the pervasive problems of maternity, particularly for the poorer classes. It sets the stage for the letters, which provide personal insights into the overwhelming challenges faced by these women, such as inadequate wages, lack of medical care, and the physical and emotional toll of childbearing. Through their narratives, the authors express both their resilience in the face of adversity and their desire for societal recognition and improvement in the conditions affecting working mothers, illustrating the urgent need for social change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Mothers -- Great Britain -- Biography Mother and child -- History -- 19th century Maternal and infant welfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50077 90915 90915