Leslie Mackinnon - The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
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Leslie Mackinnon is a pioneer and trailblazer in Adoptionland -- and one of the girls written about in Ann Fessler's book, The Girls Who Went Away. Leslie recounts her personal story and part of the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade. Here are the links to the books mentioned in this episode: 1. Ann Fessler's book, The Girls Who Went Away - https://amzn.to/3Heh53F 2. Dr Paul Conti's book, Trauma - https://amzn.to/3Hke5mb 3. Betty Lifton's book, Lost & Found - https://amzn.to/3HgCaKHThank you for listening. If you want to ask me a question you can do it anomalously or include your name and I’ll give you a shout out — to Record your question, just goto https://Speakpipe.com/Adoptionland from your phone or computer and it’s that easy.
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