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A Child for Keeps

The History of Adoption in England, 1918-45

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  • © 2009

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  1. Jenny Keating
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 1-10

  3. Setting the Scene: The Historical and Legal Background

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 11-38

  4. Developments in the Voluntary Sector

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 39-66

  5. Pressure for Government Action

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 67-93

  6. Legislation Takes Shape

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 94-116

  7. The First Years of Legally Sanctioned Adoption

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 117-143

  8. Action on the Adoption Societies

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 144-174

  9. The Second World War and Its Aftermath

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 175-194

  10. Conclusions — And Later Developments

    • Jenny Keating
    Pages 195-212

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 213-276
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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.

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'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

About the author

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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