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Prosperity and Parenthood. A Study of Family Planning among the Victorian Middle Classes.

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In the last half of the 19th century, affluent English families began to practise family limitation, for which various explanations have been offered. This study examines economic factors as a reason, concluding that although they played a part, they cannot be the sole reason for the occurrence.

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