Adoption History Project

For those studying or researching family law issues, the Adoption History Project web site, created by University of Oregon history professor Ellen Herman, is a unique window into American adoption history and a wide range of issues and controversies that have defined the field. Along with a timeline, a bibliography, and a document archives describing and excerpting landmark studies and reports, the site offers and excellent "topics" page with overviews and citations to full-text primary documents on each topic. This is a great place to start exploring adoption law topics in social and historical perspective.



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