More Voices Of The Willows And The Adoption Hub Of America

Author : Margaret Heisserer
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780997849226
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book More Voices of The Willows and The Adoption Hub of America written by Margaret Heisserer and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating look into the early 20th century world of adoption in Kansas City, Missouri. "More Voices of The Willows" is a follow up to "Mansion on a Hill: The Story of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium and the Adoption Hub of America." Adoptees and birth mothers share heartwarming and sometimes heart wrenching reunion stories. Ranging from 1908 until 1969, these twenty-two voices express the common threads of needing to know who am I, what is my family background and medical history, fear of hurting adoptive parents' feelings, and guilt for being forced to give up a baby under difficult circumstances.One voice is a past Kansas governor who was a Willows baby and wrote about his being chosen by his adoptive parents. Another is an adoptee finding her ninety-year-old biological parents and learning they had eloped after finding out the young woman was pregnant. Upon telling their parents, the young bride was forced to go to The Willows and give up their baby for adoption. Readers will be amazed at the incredible story of a man who was born at The Willows, adopted multiple times, lived at Boys Town, was homeless, and eventually became a merchant marine at sixteen. These are just three of the amazing stories. New details about The Willows that has been discovered since the release of "Mansion on a Hill" is shared. In addition, there is information about other maternity homes and homes for infants that resided in Kansas City in the early 1900s. These include The Fairmount Maternity Hospital, Florence Crittenton Homes, St. Vincent's Maternity Home, St. Anthony's Home for Infants, East Side Maternity Hospital, Kansas City Cradle, and The Veil Maternity Hospital. There were dozens of homes for pregnant, unwed women that led to Kansas City being tagged the Adoption Hub of America.

Author : Kellee Parr
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781728612461
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Mansion on a Hill: The Story of the Willows Maternity Sanitarium and the Adoption Hub of America written by Kellee Parr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What would it have been like to be a sixteen-year-old girl in 1925, unmarried and pregnant? In those days, society was cruel to a young woman in this situation. Family members often turned their backs out of embarrassment. The young woman was disgraced and ostracized. The child born out of wedlock was tarnished for life unless secretly adopted. Options were few. Abortion was illegal, expensive, and extremely risky, ignoring any moral issues. Scared and ashamed, many girls were sent to "visit" family in another city or states until the problem went away. A well-kept secret from society, over 100,000 of these young women were sent to Kansas City, Missouri. They traveled, mostly by train, to facilities like The Willows Maternity Sanitarium to hide their dilemma. The Willows was one of the largest homes in America for unwed, pregnant girls to live in seclusion. Months later they would return home empty handed to carry on as though nothing ever happened. They physical pain and trauma were over but the emotional wounds were never healed or forgotten. This is the incredible, true story of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium, the Haworth family who were savvy business owners yet deeply compassionate to these unfortunate girls, and the voices of several whose lives were touched by The Willows."--back cover.

Author : Kellee Parr
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780997849219
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Mountains of True Peace written by Kellee Parr and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2021-12-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The True Story of a Young Man's Journey in Guatemala "About twenty miles from the border, we noticed cars being pulled over to the side of the road. There were several armed men in military camouflage clothing out in the road, stopping traffic. We were terrified especially after the accusation and warning at the customs office." KelLee Parr tells his story as he accompanied four other young college graduates on their three-year volunteer service with Mennonite Central Committee. The five drove two pickup trucks from Pennsylvania to Guatemala to start their work with the indigenous people. They observed first hand one of the most trying times during the civil war in Guatemala. This book, a part of a series, covers the first nine months of the lifechanging experiences from the fall of 1979 until the summer of 1982. The story reveals the intimate dealings with culture shock, new awareness of others less fortunate, and introspective understanding of who are true Christian servants.

Author : Kellee Parr
Publisher : Draft2digital
ISBN 13 : 9781386127505
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Mansion on a Hill written by Kellee Parr and published by Draft2digital. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Willows Maternity Sanitarium and the Adoption Hub of America. For the readers of Orphan Train comes the true story of a second wave of humanity that traveled to the Midwest by train. Not well documented in American history, over 100,000 pregnant, unwed young women traveled mostly by train to Kansas City - known as the Adoption Hub of America - in the early- to mid-1900s.They would live in one of several maternity facilities before giving birth, signing their babies over for adoption and returning home empty handed and heartbroken. One of these facilities was The Willows Maternity Sanitarium, known as the "Ritz" or "Waldorf" of the maternity hospitals. It truly was a Mansion on a Hill and one of the largest of such facilities in America, this is the incredible, true story of The Willows and the compassionate family, yet savvy business owners, who started and operated the seclusion "home" from 1905 until its closing in 1969. With over 35,000 girls passing through its doorway, tales abound of Willows' children questioning the "who" and "why" as they search for answers to their separation. Changed laws and DNA testing are sparking reunions to happen more and more every day. The second part of the book "Voices of The Willows" includes moving stories of those whose lives were touched and changed forever by The Willows.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Our American Adventure written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Jennings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Shi King, the Old "Poetry Classic" of the Chinese written by William Jennings and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James M. Trotter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Music and Some Highly Musical People written by James M. Trotter and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Nineteen eighty-four written by George Orwell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a dystopian social science fiction novel and morality tale. The novel is set in the year 1984, a fictional future in which most of the world has been destroyed by unending war, constant government monitoring, historical revisionism, and propaganda. The totalitarian superstate Oceania, ruled by the Party and known as Airstrip One, now includes Great Britain as a province. The Party uses the Thought Police to repress individuality and critical thought. Big Brother, the tyrannical ruler of Oceania, enjoys a strong personality cult that was created by the party's overzealous brainwashing methods. Winston Smith, the main character, is a hard-working and skilled member of the Ministry of Truth's Outer Party who secretly despises the Party and harbors rebellious fantasies.

Author : Emily Faithfull
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1429004606
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Three Visits to America written by Emily Faithfull and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman from Scotland recounts her travels in the U.S., focusing particularly issues relating to women (education, employment, etc.), also discussing more general cultural matters.

Author : National Reading Panel (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Report of the National Reading Panel written by National Reading Panel (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: