A Child for Keeps

The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions.

'In writing the first monograph on the history of adoption in England, Keating has opened up a significant new aspect of our understanding of family life in the 20th century for further research' - Reviews in History

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JENNY KEATING has degrees from Sussex University, UK, and Monash University, Australia. She has been a museum curator, teacher, advice worker and journalist, and while living in Australia, worked as a commissioned historian. Since returning to the UK, she has completed a DPhil and is currently researching the history of history-teaching in schools.

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Illustrations Introduction Setting the Scene: The Historical and Legal Background Developments in the Voluntary Sector Pressure for Government Action Legislation Takes Shape The First Years of Legally Sanctioned Adoption Government Action on the Adoption Societies The Second World War and its Aftermath Chapter Eight Final Conclusions Biographical Notes Bibliography Index