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Single mother

Single mother

Date7/30/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Single mother: Jacqueline Badger; 22; has been homeless since before baby Alicia; 4 months; was born. She says she's so desperate she'd take a wooden box. Alicia has digestive problems.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014745F
Single mother rages
Single mother rages
1/15/1988
Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke, with son, Gord, says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do
Working single parent Jeannie Westdyke, with son, Gord, says unmarried mothers on welfare should be willing to work for the minimum wage and learn how to live on it the way we all had to do
5/17/1977
Financial struggle: It's hard to live on $426 a month when you have two children, says single mother Thelma Van Ewyk seen here with daughter Laura Jane, 8 in $97-a-month apartment
Financial struggle: It's hard to live on $426 a month when you have two children, says single mother Thelma Van Ewyk seen here with daughter Laura Jane, 8 in $97-a-month apartment
2/23/1981
Diane Dierden, above with daughter, Kelly, is trying to give child a normal home life as a single parent on mother's allowance. No one knows when he o(...)
Diane Dierden, above with daughter, Kelly, is trying to give child a normal home life as a single parent on mother's allowance. No one knows when he o(...)
4/8/1976
Georgina King, 30, a Metro single-parent, working mother, spent most of the past week searching for day-care for her daughter Cassie, 8. A proposed ce(...)
Georgina King, 30, a Metro single-parent, working mother, spent most of the past week searching for day-care for her daughter Cassie, 8. A proposed ce(...)
11/21/1977
Mother and son: Single mom Diana Joudrey, 22, Raymond, 4
Mother and son: Single mom Diana Joudrey, 22, Raymond, 4
5/3/1979
Singles Bars are growing in popularity and numbers in Metro and young people and older people, singles, single-marrieds and some divorced look to them(...)
Singles Bars are growing in popularity and numbers in Metro and young people and older people, singles, single-marrieds and some divorced look to them(...)
4/8/1976
No Pressure: Members of Single Gourmet, a club catering to the legions of unmarried Metro residents, dine at a Japanese restaurant
No Pressure: Members of Single Gourmet, a club catering to the legions of unmarried Metro residents, dine at a Japanese restaurant
1/14/1992
Jane Babe and Al Vitkus, Swinging singles at King Edward Hotel
Jane Babe and Al Vitkus, Swinging singles at King Edward Hotel
4/11/1976
Yujjie discussion group for Singles
Yujjie discussion group for Singles
3/7/1999
Nancy MacIldoon, a 26-year-old separated mother, gets a little help with the laundry from daughters Lisa, one, left, and Jennifer, 2. It's an uphill s(...)
Nancy MacIldoon, a 26-year-old separated mother, gets a little help with the laundry from daughters Lisa, one, left, and Jennifer, 2. It's an uphill s(...)
12/7/1977
Teenage mothers, Changing social attitudes combined with better support services and some youthful optimism mean more young people are keeping their babies
Teenage mothers, Changing social attitudes combined with better support services and some youthful optimism mean more young people are keeping their babies
8/23/1990