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Author: Gabrielle Glaser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735224692
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.

Author: Rose Rossner
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728241030
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Make every day a Fourth of July celebration with this adorable board book for babies and toddlers! Wake up, American Baby, and welcome to another fun day in the USA! Enjoy eating popcorn at a baseball game, munching on hot dogs at a backyard picnic, waving the flag, and so much more! From saying the pledge to watching fireworks, celebrate all the fun activities that you and your baby do together to honor America. Celebrate all the places where you and Baby learn, laugh, love, and play! From waking in the morning to saying Good Night, take a fun journey through all the places and activities you and Baby love to share. For babies and toddlers age 0-3, these sturdy board books are built for read-a-longs, family vacations, travel, and precious together time. Adorable baby animal illustrations and delightful rhyming text help build listening and memory skills. A sweet Independence Day or Memorial Day gift for boys and girls. Perfect for baby showers, new parents, birthdays, and Valentine's Day. Also a great Easter basket and Christmas stocking stuffer.

Author: Gabrielle Glaser
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735224706
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.

Author: Frank Moorhouse
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Author: Janet Golden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108244424
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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Placing babies' lives at the center of her narrative, historian Janet Golden analyzes the dramatic transformations in the lives of American babies during the twentieth century. She examines how babies shaped American society and culture and led their families into the modern world to become more accepting of scientific medicine, active consumers, open to new theories of human psychological development, and welcoming of government advice and programs. Importantly Golden also connects the reduction in infant mortality to the increasing privatization of American lives. She also examines the influence of cultural traditions and religious practices upon the diversity of infant lives, exploring the ways class, race, region, gender, and community shaped life in the nursery and household.

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Author: The Global Fund for Children
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580892809
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Celebrate the American spirit with babies from across the country in this charming addition to the best-selling Global Babies series. Seventeen richly colored photographs embrace the diversity of American babies and the universal joy of play and discovery. The board book’s small format is perfect for little hands while its simple text will nurture growing minds. American Babies teaches even the smallest of readers that no matter where they live, babies are surrounded by love and raised in hope. A perfect baby shower gift or first book for the toddler in your life. Part of the proceeds from this book’s sales will be donated to the Global Fund for Children to support innovative community-based organizations that serve the world’s most vulnerable children and youth.