Don't Look Now

176 - The (not so)Ideal Maternity Home


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The Ideal Maternity Home was operated in Nova Scotia from 1928-1947 by Lila and William Young.  The home served as a place for unwed mothers to give birth to their children outside the view of a disapproving society.  It also had a much darker side: illegal adoptions without material consent or knowledge, disposal of "non-perfect" babies, indentured servitude, and horrible treatment of both mothers and children.  

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