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Mary Ellen Wilson Child Abuse Case and the Beginning of Childen's Rights in 19th Century America by Eric A. Shelman and Stephen Lazoritz (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786420391
ISBN-139780786420391
eBay Product ID (ePID)30881741
Product Key Features
Book TitleMary Ellen Wilson Child Abuse Case and the Beginning of Childen's Rights in 19th Century America
Number of Pages255 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Abuse / Child Abuse, General, Legal History, Criminology
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Law, Social Science, History
AuthorEric A. Shelman, Stephen Lazoritz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight27.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-027687
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal345.73/025554/097471
SynopsisAs recently as 1874, no laws yet existed in this country for the protection of children. In New York of the same year, it was the widely publicized case of Mary Ellen Wilson - a nine-year-old girl who had been a prisoner in her tenement home, enduring unimaginable cruelty - that was the first to draw national and worldwide attention to both the social issue of child abuse and to the notion that children are entitled to humane treatment. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) founder Henry Bergh and his attorney, Elbridge T. Gerry, intervened on behalf of the abused little girl. York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. This examination of the child abuse case begins with a look at Mary Ellen Wilson's life and provides background on the events surrounding the case. It draws upon - and reproduces within the text - numerous primary sources. Mary Ellen's famous court testimony, queries urging Henry Bergh's ASPCA to continue work on behalf of children, articles describing the courtroom scene, pleas from Mary Ellen's family appealing for her custody and published documentation of the trial itself are all offered here for the first time. The extensive amounts of newspaper coverage, family letters, judicial orders and court transcripts presented in this work chronicle the historical case and its effects which have since provided hope for millions of abused and neglected children.
LC Classification NumberKF228.W53S52 2005
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