Give Justice to the Weak and the Fatherless; Maintain the Right of the Afflicted: A look into the inception of the foster care system in late 19th, early 20th century Kansas and its predecessors
Date
2017-09
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Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Abstract
This paper explores the forms of child welfare prevalent in both Kansas and the entirety of the United States during the time before the modern foster care system became the prevailing norm.
Description
Molly Black, “Give Justice to the Weak and the Fatherless; Maintain the Right of the Afflicted: A look into the inception of the foster care system in late 19th, early 20th century Kansas and its predecessors,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/251.
Keywords
Children's Aid Society, Kansas Children's Home Society, Keaton-Owen Act, Mariadahl, reform school, almhouse
