Addams explores women's feelings about illegitimate children and wayward women by telling stories about different women's experiences.

Addams discusses the stigma placed on illegitimate children at a Children's Bureau conference that explored legal protections for illegitimate children. The speech was titled Women's Special Interests as Issues in the National Campaign at the conference and published with a different title.

Latham sends Addams information on conference resolutions on children born out of wedlock.