Adopted in Texas: The Story of Homestead

by Janice Branch Tracy

Between 1954-1972, Homestead Maternity Home in Fort Worth, Texas, housed thousands of pregnant women of all ages, married and unmarried, who came to Fort Worth to give birth to babies they gave up for adoption through Homestead's child placement agency. Some individuals have referred to this period of time in mid-century America as the "Baby Scoop Era," and to Fort Worth, Texas, as an "Adoption Mecca." Without a doubt, the life of every woman who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1535008962
• ISBN13: 9781535008969
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"