176 - The (not so)Ideal Maternity Home
Jun 28, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 176
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Episode description
The Ideal Maternity Home was operated in Nova Scotia from 1928-1947 by Lila and William Young. The home served as a place for unwed mothers to give birth to their children outside the view of a disapproving society. It also had a much darker side: illegal adoptions without material consent or knowledge, disposal of "non-perfect" babies, indentured servitude, and horrible treatment of both mothers and children.
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