Like our very own : adoption and the changing culture of motherhood, 1851-1950 / Julie Berebitsky.

Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2000], ©2000.

viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.

Fear, fulfillment, and defining "family": becoming an adoptive parent, the early years -- Rescue a child and save the nation: the social construction of adoption in the Delineator, 1907-1911 -- Redefining "real" motherhood: representation of adoptive mothers, 1900-1950 -- "Mother-women" or "man-haters"? The rise and fall of single adoptive mothers -- "The best" or "good enough"? Child-placing professionals adaptive parents, and definitions of family, 1920-1950.