Recent Examples on the WebJapan, Tsushima’s novel—published in 1980 and reissued in 2022—follows the plight of Takiko Odaka, a young, single woman on the verge of having a child in a society that condemns unwed mothers. Je Banach, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Yes, 40% of all births were to unwed mothers in 2019, the latest year for which data is available, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2022 At 22, McCorvey was unwed and burdened by poverty and addiction. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021 Laurelton warehoused women regarded as difficult daughters, troublesome wives and unwed mothers.Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 She was born Rachelle Zylberberg in Belgium as the Great Depression struck: a Jewish child abandoned in infancy by her unwed mother and left alone at 12 when her father, a drunken Polish refugee, was arrested by the Nazis in France.New York Times, 1 May 2022 Her obstinance, becoming an unwed mother at a time when they were shunted elsewhere, creates a heap of trouble for her in a world nowhere ready for her mind, character or ambition.Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022 Isak offers to marry Sunja to save her from the social embarrassment of being an unwed mother.ELLE, 26 Mar. 2022 The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was supposed to support young women and children as unwed mothers-to-be navigated pregnancy and postpartum life. Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022 See More