A comprehensive examination of welfare state surveillance and regulation of single mothers in Ontario.

A captivating tale of one man's mission to groom his ideal mate. Thomas Day, an 18th-century British writer and radical, knew exactly the sort of woman he wanted to marry. Pure and virginal, yet tough and hardy, and completely subervient to his whims. But after being rejected by a number of spirited young women, Day concluded that the perfect partner he envisioned simply did not exist in frivolous, fashion-obsessed Georgian society. Rather than conceding defeat and giving up on his search for the woman of his dreams, however, Day set out to create her. So begins the extraordinary true story at the heart of How to Create the Perfect Wife. A few days after he turned twenty-one and inherited a large fortune, Day adopted two young orphans from the Founding Hospital and, guided by the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the principles of the Enlightenment, attempted to teach them to be model wives. Day's peculiar experiment inevitably backfired -- though not before he had taken his theories about marriage, education, and femininity to shocking extremes. Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism -- and deep contradictions -- at the heart of the enlightenment.

ARE YOU SABOTAGING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? Finding the person you want to spend your life with is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make, and the fear of choosing poorly can paralyze you into inaction or emotional unavailability. In The Ineligible Bachelorette, Starr Burroughs shares the ways single women allow insecurity, impossible expectations, fear, or a lack of self-awareness to keep them from dating the type of men worth marrying. She breaks down these different challenges and helps you take a hard look at the ways you may be sabotaging potential relationships. She highlights the godly traits you should be looking for in men and offers permission to give guys you might otherwise overlook a chance. Drawing inspiration from her own story, and those of her friends, she shares her personal insights and experiences. This book is full of tough love, while still rooting for the reader to successfully navigate the bumpy road toward marriage. You will feel encouraged and empowered to overcome roadblocks that may be keeping you from God's plan for your life.