Staying focused, being open to collaboration and learning to say no to money have helped our single-parent charity stay relevant
In 1918, Lettice Fisher, a former social worker and economist, formed the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child. Fisher was part of a stream of well-connected philanthropists who worked to organise civilian volunteers and set up charities to address the evolving needs of a British public affected by the first world war.
By the end of the conflict, more women than ever found themselves without a partner to help raise their children. There were higher poverty and death rates among children born outside of marriage, and fewer legal rights to maintenance payments or inheritance than for those with married parents.
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