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Direct linkMusgrove, Nell – History of Education, 2016
A three-year-old boy, born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1892, lived the final months of his life in an abusive foster home. His death barely made a ripple in the press, and the system proved unable or unwilling to deal with much of the most disturbing evidence about the perpetrators of abuse. This article argues that cases like this one are more…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Child Abuse, Historical Interpretation, Social Justice
