Family preservation activist Katie Burns walks us through the history of adoption in the states. Years of tireless research after her own forced adoption led her to uncover the often dark and disturbing past of this industry. In order to have a more ethical future, we need to know adoption's origins.

Adoption History in America

1850s to 1970s:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/daughter-origins-adoption-america/

https://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/index.html

https://www.americanadoptions.com/adoption/history-of-adoption#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20adoption%20is,with%20willing%20and%20waiting%20parents.

https://babyscoopera.com/

http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=airc_hist_boardingschools

https://theacademy.sdsu.edu/elearning/icwa-elearning-bias-media-context/story_content/external_files/ApologyCWLA.pdf

https://www.nabsw.org/page/History#:~:text=NABSW%20was%20created%20during%20the,work%20organization%20at%20the%20time.

https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/child-welfarechild-labor/florence-crittenton-homes-history/#:~:text=Labor%2C%20Organizations%2C%20Programs-,Florence%20Crittenton%20Homes%3A%20A%20History,at%20the%20age%20of%20four.

https://www.ylc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Adoption-Law.pdf

https://hometownbyhandlebar.com/?p=32125

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/02/13/cultural-impact-of-the-indian-adoption-project-still-felt-today

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/womgenfamcol.1.2.0143

https://nyu.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.18574/nyu/9781479872329.001.0001/upso-9781479872329-chapter-003

https://www.amazon.com/dp/195514916X/ref=syn_sd_onsite_desktop_261?psc=1&uh_it=905b1a8ef53b47ab949a1ff8180c629c_CT&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFaOFQ2UlNDNVI2UzAmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1MzEyMDkxSlZUWks3SUdRQkRGJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2NzgyMTUzVVhGRDBBSUtXR1ZXJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c2Rfb25zaXRlX2Rlc2t0b3AmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl