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Re: Concealing the birth of a child
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 27 November 18 11:30 GMT (UK) »
A servant would have lost her job if her employer discovered she was pregnant or had given birth. It would have been hard to obtain another position without a character reference from her employer.
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