A diary entry of 4th November 1998 is suggestive, with a later gloss: “Sat for Paula, two more drawings for the abortion series”. [My entry shows that Paula was considering including a male, presumably the responsible i.e. irresponsible father, but she must have decided that male presence would be more deeply felt in absentia… A good decision, given the power of the finished series, which does not contain a male figure.]