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Ep. - 1109 - SATURDAY SERIES: ANN FESSLER
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Kate read the book The Girls That Went Away by Ann Fessler after a family secret was revealed, a relative had placed a child for adoption in the 1960s. She felt the book was so helpful in understanding their painful experience, and has wanted to discuss it with Ann ever since.
Between 2002 and 2005, Fessler interviewed 100 women who lost children to adoption during the 28 years that followed WWII, when a perfect storm of circumstances led to an unprecedented 1.5 million surrenders. With the support of a 2003–2004 Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard, Fessler continued interviewing as she researched the history of adoption and the social climate of the time. The result was her non-fiction book, The Girls Who Went Away (Penguin Press, 2006), which places the women’s stories within the social history of the era and her own story as an adoptee.
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Manage episode 443614199 series 1261893
Kate read the book The Girls That Went Away by Ann Fessler after a family secret was revealed, a relative had placed a child for adoption in the 1960s. She felt the book was so helpful in understanding their painful experience, and has wanted to discuss it with Ann ever since.
Between 2002 and 2005, Fessler interviewed 100 women who lost children to adoption during the 28 years that followed WWII, when a perfect storm of circumstances led to an unprecedented 1.5 million surrenders. With the support of a 2003–2004 Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard, Fessler continued interviewing as she researched the history of adoption and the social climate of the time. The result was her non-fiction book, The Girls Who Went Away (Penguin Press, 2006), which places the women’s stories within the social history of the era and her own story as an adoptee.
Reality Life with Kate Casey
What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com
Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca
Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/itskatecasey
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245
Amazon.com: www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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