A home for every child [[electronic resource] ] : the Washington Children's Home Society in the Progressive Era / / Patricia Susan Hart

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781224403321
• Autore: Hart Patricia Susan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Seattle, : Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press, c2010
• ISBN: 0-295-80203-0
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 285 p. : ill., map
• Collana: Emil and Kathleen Sick series in western history and biography ; ; 17
• Disciplina: 362.73409797
• Soggetti: Adoption - Washington (State) - History; Adoption - United States - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-278) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Taking a chance on the Pacific Northwest -- Seeking alternatives to institutional care -- Child relinquishment : the last best hope -- Sorted, boarded, and reformed : coming into the care of WCHS -- Completing God's plan and competing desires : negotiating adoptive parenthood -- Biology, botany, and belonging -- Traveling children : placement, re-placement, and return -- Conclusion: A home for every child : the elusive promise.