Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney: A Life & Legacy of Love

Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney: A Life & Legacy of Love
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Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 1540223035
ISBN-13 : 9781540223036
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Book Synopsis Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney: A Life & Legacy of Love by : Sherrie S. McLeRoy

Download or read book Texas Adoption Activist Edna Gladney: A Life & Legacy of Love written by Sherrie S. McLeRoy and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1941, Greer Garson earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Fort Worth's Edna Gladney in Blossoms in the Dust." All eyes turned toward the small yet mighty Gladney and her fight for children's rights and adoption reform. Born in 1886, Edna Gladney was labeled as "illegitimate" from birth and, as an adult, lobbied for that label's removal from all birth certificates. During World War I, when many women left the home to work, Edna opened an innovative daytime nursery to care for the children of these workingwomen. What became the Gladney Center for Adoption has changed the lives of families and children the world over. Author and Gladney parent Sherrie McLeRoy tells Edna's amazing story alongside the making of the movie that launched Edna and adoption reform beyond Fort Worth's borders to national recognition.."


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