During hard times or family crisis many children were abandoned to the state. Dr. Enos related that, contrary
to popular belief, in many instances children received better care there than what their own families could provide.
During hard times or family crisis many children were abandoned to the state. Dr. Enos related that, contrary
to popular belief, in many instances children received better care there than what their own families could provide.
Several people in the audience shared their own first hand experiences. In fact, our speaker was surprised to hear the names of a couple of Rhode Island orphanages that were unknown to her.
Dr. Enos wrote Mothering from the Inside: Parenting in a Women's Prison;and produced an audio CD titled
Let us build a Home For Such Children: Stories from the State Home and School. currently she is completeing a book on the history
of child welfare in Rhode Island and is working on a script for a documentary tracing the 175-year history of Children's Friend and Service.
Article on Growing Up In Rhode Island Orphanage
Dr. Enos' Faculty Profile at Bryant University
More on Her at Bryant
Her Bio At RI Humanities