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  2. Maternity home - Wikipedia

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    In these homes, confidentiality was a priority due to the social stigma around unwed births and the policies reflected the adoption laws and practices of the time. From these settings grew many of the narratives around maternity homes that continue to this day (e.g. women forced into adoption ; preventing birth mothers from seeing their new ...

  3. What are maternity homes? Their legacy is checkered - AOL

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    Pregnant after a date rape, Gurtler was 14 in 1971 when she went to St Faith’s Home for Unwed Mothers, an Episcopal facility in New York. She begged to keep her son, but said, “I was ...

  4. Baby Scoop Era - Wikipedia

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    In Canadian maternity "homes" and hospitals, up to 100% [vague] of newborns were removed from their legal mothers after birth and placed for adoption. These newborns were taken under a Health and Welfare protocol. [22] Some professionals of the era considered that the punishment of the mother for her transgression was an important part of the ...

  5. National Florence Crittenton Mission - Wikipedia

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    Florence Crittenton Misson, 21 Bleecker Street, 1893. The National Florence Crittenton Mission was an organization established in 1883 by Charles N. Crittenton.It attempted to reform prostitutes and unwed pregnant women through the creation of establishments where they were to live and learn skills.

  6. My mother let me, an innocent child, live. I am eternally ...

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    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 ...

  7. Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall - Wikipedia

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    The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall was built in 1925 on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) plot of land in Gresham due to an increased need for boarding and medical care for unwed pregnant women, single mothers, and children. [1] The Louise Home was the center of the campus, housing unwed young women, though additional buildings served as the ...

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