Our Children "In Custody": Foster Care and the Vermont Eugenics Movement

25/02/2018 1h 0min
Our Children "In Custody": Foster Care and the Vermont Eugenics Movement

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Episode Synopsis

Nik and Maresa discuss the current statistics on those who have become wards of the state, as well as the history of the foster care system. Interviews by Jo Dery, a local foster parent, as well as Judy Dow, Abenaki researcher and educator. Analysis of the role of the state as it relates to family life from the early 1900s to today. Part 1 of the series.