Scholars and Soup: Join us for a bowl of hot soup and a presentation by historian Delwyn Blondell.
Earlier in New Zealand’s history, those on the edge of society were often labelled 'incorrigible'. Such people have largely been excluded from established narratives or recognised only for the ways they allegedly undermined the morality of the majority. Groups of 'incorrigibles' were people who did not fit into the changing social expectations of an 'improving' society, revealing perceptions of gender, social and class norms and the influences shaping contemporary popular opinion. 'Incorrigibles' included informal and bigamous marriages amongst the working class, ageing prostitutes, difficult reformatory girls, and the reviled baby-farmers.
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