It's hard for most of us to understand post war society attitudes towards unmarried mothers and children born out of wedlock.What we all seem to forget was how many women had a affairs during world war two. The number of young girls who fell pregnant at a time of no sex education, no family planning or abortion law.
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... hips.womenA time when deporting children was normal and children's homes were play ground for peodophile, a child without a family was seen as a public nuisance.
This attitude carried on into the 70's.
When I was at school around 8 or 9.... I had an odd conversion with a classmate. Turns out the woman who took him to school each day was his granny. His "mother" was called his "sister" and she was married and had her own family. At the time, I had no idea what the hell he was going on about. It's only now after looking back I understand.
In the 80's & 90's the was still there. With cries of girls deliberately getting pregnant to get a council house from the media.
The "stigma" of being an unwanted child born out of wedlock diminished with value placed on marriage. With today's family planning help and sex education, having a child is a choice. In most cases Levonelle ( morning after pill) is available at schools and local chemists.