Das „Aussetzen überlästiger und nachtheiliger Kinder“

An examination of the history of foundling hospitals, common institutions of child welfare since the Enlightenment, where the main reasons for child abandonment – high rates of illegitimacy and the fear of infanticide – are subject to discussion. This article poses questions, why foundling ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verena Pawlowsky
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: StudienVerlag 2014-08-01
Series:Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
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Online Access:https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/3688