The Lost Children of Wilder
Children, legal status, laws, etc
New york (n.y.), social conditions
Foster children
Social Services & Welfare
Child welfare
Social security
Trials, litigation
Legal status, laws
Public Policy
Political science
New York Times reviewed
"In 1973 Marcia Lowry, a young Legal Aid attorney, filed a controversial class-action suit that would come to be known as Wilder, which challenged New York City's operation of its foster-care system. Lowry's contention was that the system failed the children it was meant to help because it placed th…
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