Fostering on the farm : child placement in the rural Midwest /

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From 1870 until after World War I, reformers led an effort to place children from orphanages, asylums, and children's homes with farming families. The farmers received free labor in return for providing room and board. Reformers, meanwhile, believed children learned lessons in family life, citi...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Birk, Megan, 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1800-1899
Foster children > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Foster home care > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Rural families > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Farm life > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Familles rurales > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Vie à la ferme > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Farm life.
Foster children.
Foster home care.
Rural families.
Middle West.
Electronic book.
History.
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