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The Stigmatization of Single Motherhood in the 20th Century United States
09:25 - 14:42 (05:16)
In the 1950s, unwed white mothers who gave birth in maternity homes were expected to surrender their babies for adoption, a practice encouraged by prominent organizations and professionals in the field of child welfare. Some even advised women to sign forms authorizing circumcision of their infants to avoid disclosing the baby's gender and complicating the adoption process.
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In the late 1930s, white single mothers were often expected to surrender their babies for adoption, a directive endorsed by reputable organizations.
09:25 - 11:35 (02:10)
Summary
In the late 1930s, white single mothers were often expected to surrender their babies for adoption, a directive endorsed by reputable organizations. This prevented mothers from bonding with their babies and often kept them from even seeing them.
ChapterThe Stigmatization of Single Motherhood in the 20th Century United States
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The experience of giving birth is painful, drugged up, and feels like a game of hide and seek where they just take your baby away.
11:36 - 12:02 (00:26)
Summary
The experience of giving birth is painful, drugged up, and feels like a game of hide and seek where they just take your baby away.
ChapterThe Stigmatization of Single Motherhood in the 20th Century United States
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This episode delves into the story of Georgia Tann, a child trafficker who operated in the US for nearly 30 years and turned baby selling into a highly profitable organization.
12:02 - 13:04 (01:01)
Summary
This episode delves into the story of Georgia Tann, a child trafficker who operated in the US for nearly 30 years and turned baby selling into a highly profitable organization. While many of Georgia's kids wound up in the hands of wealthy, loving families, she didn't actually do any kind of vetting at all to make sure of that.
ChapterThe Stigmatization of Single Motherhood in the 20th Century United States
EpisodePart Two: The Woman Who Invented Adoption (By Stealing Thousands of Babies)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Georgia Tann was a notorious child trafficker who abused and sold children on a massive scale through a network of adoption agencies she ran in the mid-1900s, which drew unsuspecting clients from Hollywood celebrities to young couples seeking children.
13:04 - 14:42 (01:37)
Summary
Georgia Tann was a notorious child trafficker who abused and sold children on a massive scale through a network of adoption agencies she ran in the mid-1900s, which drew unsuspecting clients from Hollywood celebrities to young couples seeking children. Many of the children suffered terrible abuse while in Tann's care, being kept in overcrowded, unhygienic conditions and sold to the highest bidder.