Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword: The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. ‘Such a Program of Legislation’: Illegitimacy and Law Reform 14
7. 2. ‘Doubtful of Her Veracity’: Procedures and Judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act 33
8. 3. ‘I Did not Bring This Child into the World BY MYSELF’: Stories of Unwed Pregnancy 57
9. 4. ‘Best for Our Babies’: The Adoption Mandate 85
10. 5. ‘Haunted by Bills’: Lone Motherhood and Poverty 111
11. 6. ‘Known as MRS S’: Cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act 140
12. Conclusions 167
13. Notes 171
14. Bibliography 221
15. Index 245
16. Backmatter 259