A Home for Every Child
The Washington Children's Home Society in the Progressive Era
Paperback | 1 November 2010
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The Washington Children's Home Society (now the Children's Home Society of Washington) was founded in 1896 specifically to place children into adoptive and foster homes as a way to deal with child abuse, neglect, and homelessness. Records from the Society's archives tell the stories of birth parents and why they relinquished children to the Society, revealing how difficult it was for some people to live in the West at the end of the nineteenth century.
With access to case files and other archival documents from the early years of the Society, the author learned why some parents relinquished their children and others adopted them. These sources show how adoptive parents embraced their new family members and introduced them to their communities. The children themselves tell how they adjusted to their new homes among strangers.
Debates about nature versus nurture, fears about immigration, and anxieties about race and class division all informed those who determined the policy on child welfare during the Progressive Era. Hart sheds new light on the social, cultural, and political factors that affected adopted children, their parents, and those who administered dozens of pioneering institutions like the Washington Children's Home Society.
Patricia Susan Hart is associate professor of journalism and American studies at the University of Idaho.
Industry Reviews
"A smooth and informative narrative on the history of this pioneering Pacific northwest home placement society and a balanced treatment of its achievements and limitations."
-- Xi Chen * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"A lucid and engaging history . . . an essential contribution to the literature on child dependency, foster care, and adoption. Hart . . . made it clear that the assumptions implicit in contemporary policy discussions . . . have a long history."
-- Alice Hearst * Reviews in American History *"Helps to round out historical knowledge of child-saving practices in the period before the full professionalization of social work. . . . a fascinating and in-depth study of the multiple actors and institutions that shaped adoption practices."
-- Felice Batlan * Social Service Review *"[A]s a history of a movement that remains with us today, the book is fascinating."
-- Ann Patricia Payton * Columbia *ISBN: 9780295990644
ISBN-10: 0295990643
Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography
Published: 1st November 2010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
For Ages: 22+ years old
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.85
Weight (kg): 0.43
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- Non-FictionHistoryRegional & National HistoryHistory of the Americas
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