Re: History of child advocacy

[Burt Cohen <cohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try "The Child Savers" by Anthony Platt, University of Chicago Press, 1969,
1977.  It is concerned mainly with juvenile delinquncy, but also discusses
dependency.

Burt Cohen
University of Pennsylvania

At 09:15 PM 9/14/99 EDT, you wrote:
>I am researching the history of the child advocacy movement in the late 
>1800's, with such cases as Mary Ellen in NY and the development of the ASPCC 
>and other organized movements/agencies.  Does anyone know of some 
>texts/chapters or good journal references in this area?
>
>Vincent Palusci, MD
>Michigan State University
>DeVos Children's Hospital
>
>
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