A Disturbing History of Closed Adoptions in America

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 16, 2021

A new book investigates a coercive system of adoption under which 3 million young mothers surrendered their babies for closed adoptions in the post-war years, and how it influenced today’s adoption practices and parenting norms. Journalist Gabrielle Glaser joins us to discuss her book, American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption. We will also take calls from listeners who were affected by the coercive adoption system during the post-war baby boom.

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