Honor and sexuality: women and waifs in the XIX and XX century

Authors

  • Antonella Bongarzone Universidad Magna Grecia de Catanzaro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v20i1.1402

Keywords:

Honor, Virginity, Women, Wetnurses, Abandoned child

Abstract

The paper analyzes the social phenomena of infanticide and child abandonment focusing on the  analysis  of two  kind  of women:  the  mothers  that  abandoned  or killed  their  children and the wetnurses that had to take care of, instruct and protect the waifs.

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Published

2013-11-14

How to Cite

Bongarzone, A. (2013). Honor and sexuality: women and waifs in the XIX and XX century. Arenal. Revista De Historia De Las Mujeres, 20(1), 109–127. https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v20i1.1402