The Children's Rights Movement: A History of Advocacy and Protection (Social Movements Past and Present)

Hawes, Joseph M.

ISBN 10: 0805797483 / ISBN 13: 9780805797480

Published by Twayne Pub, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Children's Rights Movement: A History of Advocacy and Protection (Social Movements Past and Present)
• Publisher: Twayne Pub
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805797483
• ISBN 13: 9780805797480
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An historical perspective on the children's rights movement traces its evolution from colonial times to the present

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Hawes is coauthor, with N. Ray Hiner, of American Childhood: A Research Guide and Historical Handbook (Greenwood, 1985), a reference guide to literature on the history of American childhood. Here, he presents a succinct overview of the "many disparate social actions" that might pass as a children's rights "movement." Hawes begins his narrative with the "stubborn child" law (1641); he continues through (among other significant happenings) the founding of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (1875), the creation of the U.S. Children's Bureau (1912), the establishment of the Children's Defense League (1973), and the ACLU's stance on behalf of child welfare victims in 1990. Hawes includes a chronology of significant events and an excellent eight-page bibliographic essay. This would be a good addition to academic and general collections. Recommended.
- Suzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Alfred
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