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W!EDNI S!DAY, Mi4.. 23rd, 1960
THE .. .TRA GED Y. •" OFF:• UNMARRIED PARENTHOOD.
• Written by Harris S Congdon,,. Director of the -Bruce County Children's Aid Society.
It comes as 'a distinct shock to
most people when they 'learnfor-'
the first time that in. North Am -
/erica' more than 100,000 babies
are born every`• year. to . single
:women between the ages, of 13•
and' 45.,
,That rejresents,: of course, . only
the . official.' . figure of reported
cases, •'and there is. good .reason
to believe 'the. actual total. may
well. be, between. 250,000 and :300,--
000 annually, s or even more.
It 'comes, as .. ari even greater
shock, to learn that . every com-'
rinunity, including our, own, pro
duces: its, fair share of this figure
each , twelve months and -o f .course
the; -greatest shock of all comes
When it is discovered, that one
of these mothers is a.:daughter,
sister, other . relative, : or family
• friend of ;our own or of 'someone
we know well.
• The ;facts are indisputable --
the question is what is the • cause,
of unmarried motherhood .in the' -
first place and. what, •if anything,
van be, done about it in the sec-
cad.. Before 'attempting • general
' or specific , answers to either
question,,;' let us ,consider the 'sit -
illation as : it usually • exists when
':the Children's: 'AidS ociety :