For the majority of "Unwed mothers" in Postwar Canada, having a child "out-of-wedlock" invariably meant being subject to the Adoption mandate.
Andrews describes the Mandate as a process of interrelated institutional power systems which, together with socio-cultural norms, ideals of gender heteronormativity,.
For the majority of "Unwed mothers" in Postwar Canada, having a child "out-of-wedlock" invariably meant being subject to the Adoption mandate