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Scrounger or Superhero? Exploring the portrayal of single mothers in fiction

Scrounger or Superhero? Exploring the portrayal of single mothers in fiction

by Yasmin Wakefield | May 26, 2023 | Society

“Being a single mother is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.” Stories about single mothers have always existed, from ‘scroungers’ to ‘superheroes’, the representation of...

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