Grady Hendrix

Her name is Neva. She's 15 and she's pregnant. And she's being taken to a maternity home in Florida. And there were about 190 of these across America. You know, they were around for a long time, but their peak was really from about 1940, 45 to 1973 when Roe versus Wade passed. And this is where if your daughter got pregnant and didn't have a ring on her finger... you would send her.

Her name is Neva. She's 15 and she's pregnant. And she's being taken to a maternity home in Florida. And there were about 190 of these across America. You know, they were around for a long time, but their peak was really from about 1940, 45 to 1973 when Roe versus Wade passed. And this is where if your daughter got pregnant and didn't have a ring on her finger... you would send her.

Her name is Neva. She's 15 and she's pregnant. And she's being taken to a maternity home in Florida. And there were about 190 of these across America. You know, they were around for a long time, but their peak was really from about 1940, 45 to 1973 when Roe versus Wade passed. And this is where if your daughter got pregnant and didn't have a ring on her finger... you would send her.

She'd spend the last trimester, usually, of her pregnancy in hiding, have her baby. Her baby would be taken from her and put up for adoption. And she'd return home with some kind of cover story you tell the family or the neighbors. Oh, she, you know, visited her aunt this summer or she went to work on her French in Chicago.

She'd spend the last trimester, usually, of her pregnancy in hiding, have her baby. Her baby would be taken from her and put up for adoption. And she'd return home with some kind of cover story you tell the family or the neighbors. Oh, she, you know, visited her aunt this summer or she went to work on her French in Chicago.

She'd spend the last trimester, usually, of her pregnancy in hiding, have her baby. Her baby would be taken from her and put up for adoption. And she'd return home with some kind of cover story you tell the family or the neighbors. Oh, she, you know, visited her aunt this summer or she went to work on her French in Chicago.

And she would be expected to never talk about or think about her baby again.

And she would be expected to never talk about or think about her baby again.

And she would be expected to never talk about or think about her baby again.

Yeah, well, you know, the homes were run by, you know, the Catholic Charities ran homes, the Florence Crittenden homes, the Salvation Army, they were independent homes. And they all varied in how they treated the girls. I mean, you had homes that had nutritionists and obstetricians on staff who gave them classroom teaching, who had social workers.

Yeah, well, you know, the homes were run by, you know, the Catholic Charities ran homes, the Florence Crittenden homes, the Salvation Army, they were independent homes. And they all varied in how they treated the girls. I mean, you had homes that had nutritionists and obstetricians on staff who gave them classroom teaching, who had social workers.

Yeah, well, you know, the homes were run by, you know, the Catholic Charities ran homes, the Florence Crittenden homes, the Salvation Army, they were independent homes. And they all varied in how they treated the girls. I mean, you had homes that had nutritionists and obstetricians on staff who gave them classroom teaching, who had social workers.

And then you had homes that were almost like prisons. Money was taken from them. They were kept indoors all day. But the few common things between the Holmeses, yes, you never used a real name. You never said where you were from. And you were kept ignorant. You know, all these girls had these due dates bearing down on them like freight trains, and they were dying to know what's going to happen.

And then you had homes that were almost like prisons. Money was taken from them. They were kept indoors all day. But the few common things between the Holmeses, yes, you never used a real name. You never said where you were from. And you were kept ignorant. You know, all these girls had these due dates bearing down on them like freight trains, and they were dying to know what's going to happen.

And then you had homes that were almost like prisons. Money was taken from them. They were kept indoors all day. But the few common things between the Holmeses, yes, you never used a real name. You never said where you were from. And you were kept ignorant. You know, all these girls had these due dates bearing down on them like freight trains, and they were dying to know what's going to happen.

And people say, oh, don't worry about it. That's none of your business when, you know, it's kind of entirely their business.

And people say, oh, don't worry about it. That's none of your business when, you know, it's kind of entirely their business.

And people say, oh, don't worry about it. That's none of your business when, you know, it's kind of entirely their business.

Yes, well, you know, these girls are so hungry for information. And who gives people information but librarians? And in the late 60s and early 70s, it was a glut of these sort of supermarket paperbacks of, you know, everyday spells and how to cast charms and how to be a sensual witch.

Yes, well, you know, these girls are so hungry for information. And who gives people information but librarians? And in the late 60s and early 70s, it was a glut of these sort of supermarket paperbacks of, you know, everyday spells and how to cast charms and how to be a sensual witch.