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Give Justice to the Weak and the Fatherless; Maintain the Right of the Afflicted: A look into the inception of the foster care system in late 19th, early 20th century Kansas and its predecessors

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This paper explores the forms of child welfare prevalent in both Kansas and the entirety of the United States during the time before the modern foster care system became the prevailing norm.

Tags: almshouse, almshouses, Charles Loring Brace, child welfare, Children's Aid Society, Christian Service League, Concordia, foster, foster care, foster children, indenture, Kansas Children’s Home Society, Kansas Children’s Service League, Kansas Department for Children and Families, Keaton-Owen Act, Mariadahl, orphan, Orphan Train, orphanage, poor farm, poor farms, reform school, Sisters of Charity, welfare

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Bloomington, Osborne County

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The town of Bloomington, Kansas, started out as Tilden in 1870 and received its name change three years later. At its peak, around 1930, Bloomington…

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