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As such, for unmarried pregnant girls and women in the pre-Roe era, the main chance for attaining home and marriage rested on their acknowledging their alleged shame and guilt, and this required relinquishing their children, with more than 80% of unwed mothers in maternity homes acting in essence as "breeders" for adoptive parents. [10]
Rebecca Suzanne "Becky" Bell (August 24, 1971 – September 16, 1988) was an American teenage girl who died of complications from a septic abortion. [1] [2] After becoming pregnant, Bell inquired about a legal abortion but was hindered by Indiana state laws which required either her parents' consent or a waiver from a judge.
As a product of the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers, I have powerful, pro-life beliefs. Had my birth mother made a choice not to carry me to term, I would have never breathed fresh air ...
Ionia Rollin Whipper (September 8, 1872 – April 13, 1953) was an American obstetrician and public health outreach worker. A 1903 graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, she was one of the few African-American women physicians of her generation.
The legislature voted to close the home in 1953; it was argued that any unwed mothers could receive care in Omaha at the hospital of University of Nebraska Omaha, or at the Child Saving Institute. On June 23, 1953, the home closed for good. The total number of babies born at the institution is estimated over 4,000.
Our wild and wayward mother died on 28 October 2024,” the obituary read. “She refused to say ‘passed.’ We spend most of our lives compensating for our upbringing said Jennie.”
Mothers' pensions were long-term cash provisions to impoverished single mothers. [3] Payments were generally inadequate to cover living expenses. [4] Nearly every state had a maximum allowable allowance ranging from 9 dollars to 15 dollars per month (approximately $120 to $275 in 2021 dollars) for the first child and 4 dollars to 10 dollars for any additional children. [5]
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