Broken Family Ties: Black, Enceinte, and Indigent at Tewksbury Almshouse

Tracing family lineage through women has unique challenges that are made only more difficult when a woman has resided in a state-run social institution and is Black. This article focuses on six pregnant Black women who were residents at the Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachusetts between 1854 and 1884....

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Main Author: Shannon Butler-Mokoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/6/2/29