The girls who went away : the hidden history of women who surrendered children for adoption in the decades before Roe v. Wade
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
ISBN
9780143038979, 0143038974
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780143038979, 0143038974
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This book brings to light the lives of 1.5 million single American women in the years following World War II who, under enormous social and family pressure, were coerced to give up their newborn children. It tells not of wild and carefree sexual liberation, but rather of a devastating double standard that has had punishing long-term effects on these women and on the children they gave up. Single pregnant women were shunned by family and friends, evicted from schools, sent away to maternity homes to have their children alone, and often treated with cold contempt by doctors, nurses, and clergy. The majority of the women interviewed by Fessler, herself an adoptee, have never spoken of their experiences, and most have been haunted by grief and shame their entire adult lives.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fessler, A. (2007). The girls who went away: the hidden history of women who surrendered children for adoption in the decades before Roe v. Wade . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fessler, Ann. 2007. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fessler, Ann. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade Penguin Press, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fessler, Ann. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade Penguin Press, 2007.
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