Throughout time, the concept of ‘the family’ has had a variety of—often politicized—meanings in different parts of the world. In twentieth-century Britain, the nuclear ‘male breadwinner family’ remained the ideal, consisting of a father who provides for the family and a mother who raises the children and takes care of the household.
Continue reading Who’s Responsible? ‘Illegitimate’ Children in England and WalesAuthor: Geena Carlisle
Geena Carlisle is a doctoral candidate in Global History at the Freie Universität Berlin and a research associate in the European Research Council funded project ‘Democratising the Family? Gender Equality, Parental Rights, and Child Welfare in Contemporary Global History’. Her research interests include feminist approaches, (post)colonialism, and global gender history.
