A home for every child the Washington Children's Home Society in the Progressive Era /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press,
c2010.
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| Series: | Emil and Kathleen Sick lecture-book series in western history and biography ;
17. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.