Description |
viii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index. |
Contents |
Fear, fulfillment, and defining "family" : becoming an adoptive parent, the early years -- Rescue a child and save the nation : the social construction of adoption in the Delineator, 1907-1911 -- Redefining "real" motherhood : representation of adoptive mothers, 1900-1950 -- "Mother-women" or "man-haters"? The rise and fall of single adoptive mothers -- "The best" or "good enough"? Child-placing professionals, adoptive parents, and definitions of family, 1920-1950. |
Subject |
Adoption.
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Motherhood.
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Adoptive parents.
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ISBN |
0700610510 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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