Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform

Carp, E. Wayne

ISBN 10: 0472036777 / ISBN 13: 9780472036776

Published by The University of Michigan Press, 2016

One woman's tireless crusade for better understanding and social justice for adopted people Num Pages: 422 pages, 17 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780472036776

Synopsis:

Jean Paton (1908–2002) fought tirelessly to reform American adoption and to overcome prejudice against adult adoptees and women who give birth out of wedlock. Paton wrote widely and passionately about the adoption experience, corresponded with policymakers as well as individual adoptees, promoted the psychological well-being of adoptees, and facilitated reunions between adoptees and their birth parents. E. Wayne Carp's masterful biography brings to light the accomplishments of this neglected civil-rights pioneer, who paved the way for the explosive emergence of the adoption reform movement in the 1970s. Her unflagging efforts over five decades helped reverse harmful policies, practices, and laws concerning adoption and closed records, struggles that continue to this day.

About the Author:

E. Wayne Carp is Benson Family Chair in History and Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jean Paton and the Struggle to Reform
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New