Every year as many as 100,000 women in the United States place their babies for adoption and become “Birthmothers”. In this book, over 70 birthmothers share their experiences, and stories in a way that will inform, fascinate, and deeply affect anyone who reads them. Birthmothers is a compelling narrative, collection of stories shared by birthmothers, often revealing their experiences for the first time. Mothers who placed their babies for adoption between 1950s and the 1980s, answered questionnaires and participated in in-depth interviews with sociologist Jones for this searching study. A true, compassionate view of the experience and aftereffects of surrendering … Continue reading →