I am looking for a good source of information of the history of the
Child Protection Movement in the US. I also need to know the key
people who were involved in the movement.

Dear starfishyvonne-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. What I have compiled for you is a fascinating history of the
child protection movement including extensive information about the
major figures. Do make it a point to read about each one of these
individuals as each played a major role in the movement. I found quite
fascinating (and of course sad) the story of the abused little waif,
Mary Ellen Wilson, upon whose testimony the court rendered a decision
to imprison her abuser. Henry Bergh who, by all accounts, was a
decent, generous and compassionate human being if ever there was one,
found the story so compelling that he dedicated his own funds and
ultimately much of his life to the child protection concept. Over the
years many others of note have followed in his footsteps and carried
on the movement.

Here you will find a brief list of the major figures involved from
that time to the present:

MAJOR FIGURES:

HENRY BERGH - established the first organized child protective
institution in the world-- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children (SPCC) (On Tuesday, April 27, 1875, the SPCC was incorporated
as The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
(NYSPCC). Bergh was also the society?s first vice president (and
office he shared with co-vice-president Eldridge T. Gerry)

WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bergh

ASPCA
THE LIFE OF HENRY BERGH
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_history

JOHN D. WRIGHT, philanthropist ? the first president of the SPCC.

PICTURE HISTORY
http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/21826/mcms.html

ELBRIDGE T. GERRY ? shared the first vice-presidency of the SPCC with
Henry Bergh. Gerry authored the ?purpose? of the SPCC:
?"To rescue little children from the cruelty and demoralization which
neglect, abandonment and improper treatment engender; to aid by all
lawful means in the enforcement of the laws intended for their
protection and benefit; to secure by like means the prompt conviction
and punishment of all persons violating such laws and especially such
persons as cruelly ill treat and shamefully neglect such little
children of whom they claim the care, custody or control."
http://www.nyspcc.org/beta_history/response.htm

MARY ELLEN WILSON - The horrific and senseless sufferings of the
little girl, ?Mary Ellen? gained international attention and
ultimately led to the founding of the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the first organization of its kind,
in 1874, through the efforts of Henry Bergh, Eldridge T. Gerry, and
John D. Wright.

THE REAL STORY OF MARY ELLEN WILSON
http://aha.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=wh_mission_maryellen


ETTA ANGELL WHEELER, humanitarian who first discovered and reported
the Mary Ellen Wilson case.

MRS. ETTA ANGELL WHEELER
http://aha.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=wh_mission_maryellen_wheeler

DR. BRANDT F. STEELE, Pioneer of Child Protection Movement

DR. C. HENRY KEMPE, founder of the Kempe Children's Center

Child psychiatrist RUTH KEMPE, widow of Dr. Henry Kempe



These articles will provide you with extensive background history of
the child protection movement. Each of the individuals mentioned above
(as well as other figures) are mentioned in these articles:

THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN
THE HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTION
http://www.futureofchildren.org/information2827/information_show.htm?doc_id=75337


A HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTION: BACK TO THE FUTURE?
http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fm2001/fm60/at.pdf


THE HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTION
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/macau/1192/id49.htm
 

EARLY HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTION AND FOSTER CARE
http://www.fccrb.utah.gov/pdf/Training/PT5.pdf


AMERICAN HUMANE
http://aha.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=wh_mission_history


THE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN (NYSPCC)
http://www.nyspcc.org/
http://www.nyspcc.org/beta_history/index_history.htm

DR. BRANDT F. STEELE, PIONEER OF CHILD PROTECTION MOVEMENT
http://www.uchsc.edu/news/newsrelease/2005/jan/21-SteeleBrandtObit.htm

KEMPE CHILDREN'S CENTER
Dr. C. Henry Kempe
Child psychiatrist Ruth Kempe, widow of Dr. Henry Kempe
http://www.kempe.org/about/index.html
http://www.kempe.org/about/history.html

BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
http://www.cwla.org/programs/domestic/domesticviolence.pdf
(relevant beginning on page 12)

TIMELINE OF MAJOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION ON CHILD PROTECTION
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/otherpubs/majorfedlegisdlink.cfm
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/otherpubs/majorfedlegis.cfm

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 25 Oct 2005 13:06 PDT

I only supplied with what you specifically requested: "good SOURCES of
information". In answer to your question, yes, it took a couple of
hours to round them all up and read them all.

tutuzdad-ga

Thanks a lot for all the information.  I wish that you had included a
brief summary of each of the more general sources, but I know that it
was a big project.  Did it take you a long time to pull it all
together?