Wave of Child Welfare (apr 10, 1800 – dec 17, 1900)
Description:
Early Child Saving Movementincluded creation of juvenile courts & probation system, provision of mother's/widow's pension, compulsory school attendance laws and more.
tens of thousands of kids were left orphaned from the civil war
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 10, 1800
dec 17, 1900
~ 100 years