The Adoption History Project
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Date
2003-06
Authors
Herman, Ellen
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
Adoption is a significant public and private issue. This site is based on the conviction that history is an indispensable resource for understanding the personal, political, legal, social, scientific, and human dimensions of this particular form of kinship. The Adoption History Project is devoted to making adoption history accessible and interesting to visitors who may not be aware that adoption has a history at all.
This site introduces the history of child adoption in the United States by profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped adoption during the twentieth century. I hope individuals with personal or professional ties to adoption who are curious about adoption’s past will find the site relevant to their concerns. It is also intended for students and teachers interested in social welfare, the human sciences, and the history of children and families in the modern United States.
Description
Website preserved as 865 page interactive pdf.
Keywords
Child adoption, Adoptive families, Adoptive parents, Adoption agencies, Birth parents, Fostering, Foster families, Child welfare, Eugenics, Baby farming, Home studies, Illegitimacy, Indian Adoption Project, Indian Child Welfare Act, Infertility, International adoption, Transnational adoption, Orphan trains, Proxy adoptions, Search and reunion, Single parent adoption, Special needs adoption, Adoption statistics, African-American adoptions, Confidentiality and sealed records, Placing-out