All over the world there exist two views on women. On one hand they are considered as an emblem of power and on the other hand they are thought of as a feeble, fragile commodity to be exploited. Women have to break apart the stereo type roles that males have put them into. Much has been said and...

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Infanticide News in the London Times: 1822–1871 -- 1 Personal Tragedies, Public Narratives: 1822–1833 -- 2 A Press Campaign and the 1834 New Poor Law --...