Farms, you
may be forgiven for thinking, are places where animal husbandry is practiced:
cows roam the meadows, sheep frolic in the sunshine and poultry scratch around
for grubs. You may be horrified to learn that there existed places called baby
farms. Do your research, find out what this institution was and discuss the reasons
why they were established and why they still exist today. In your conclusion,
suggest solutions.
Reading
material to make notes on
·
Baby
farmers and angel makers http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/baby-farmers-and-angelmakers-childcare-in-19th-century-england.html
·
Baby
farming https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/baby-farming
·
The
Victorian nurse who strangled babies https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793
·
Child
harvesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_harvesting
·
Baby
farms: a new kind of sex trafficking https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2019/09/27/baby-farms-vietnam-sex-trafficking/
·
Chinese
baby factories https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/shocking-pictures-show-chinese-baby-4971128
Videos to
take notes from
·
What
is baby farming? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhrdHAwENEI
·
Nigeria’s
baby farmers https://www.aljazeera.com/program/africa-investigates/2015/12/3/nigerias-baby-farmers
