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The Salvation Army originally used it to provide housing and hospital care for unwed mothers and their children. In 1971 its focus changed to helping young women with behavioral or emotional issues. [ 2 ]
The Salvation Army opened its first one in 1886. [3] Other examples include Bethany Home [4] in Minneapolis, later renamed Harriet Walker Hospital. [5]Prior to the 1980s, housing for pregnant women was offered in larger, institution-like settings that were strongly adoption-oriented.
Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army both operated maternity homes. Florence Crittenton’s founders had Episcopal roots. Louise Wise Services operated a home in New York for Jewish women.
As such, for unmarried pregnant girls and women in the pre-Roe era, the main chance for attaining home and marriage rested on their acknowledging their alleged shame and guilt, and this required relinquishing their children, with more than 80% of unwed mothers in maternity homes acting in essence as "breeders" for adoptive parents. [10]
As a product of the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers, I have powerful, pro-life beliefs. Had my birth mother made a choice not to carry me to term, I would have never breathed fresh air ...
Booth Memorial Hospital located in Covington, Kentucky founded by The Salvation Army. The original building owner Amos Shinkle, a contemporary of Simon Kenton and Daniel Boone, was a pioneer Northern Kentucky businessman and industrialist. He selected the high point overlooking the Ohio and Licking Rivers and built his home on that location.
Alva Forsius (24 May 1866 – 14 July 1935) was a Finnish midwife and social worker. One of the founding members of the Finnish Salvation Army, she became aware of the effects of poverty and unsanitary conditions for new mothers.
Berachah Home dedication service, May 1903. The Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls was a facility for unwed mothers in Arlington, Texas.Rev. James T. and Maggie May Upchurch opened the home on May 14, 1903, and it took in homeless, usually pregnant, women from Texas and the surrounding states.