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Lorraine Dusky

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Dearborn, Michigan, The United States

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https://FirstMotherForum.com

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Memoir, Nonfiction

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In a 1975 New York Times op-ed, Lorraine Dusky became the first woman to publicly declare that she had given up a child for adoption. Soon to follow was a 1976 piece in Town & Country that landed her on the Today show. With her controversial 1979 memoir, Birthmark—also the first to tell this story—she became a lightning rod over the emerging issue of allowing adopted people the right to know their origins.

At a time that it was shocking to hear from women who had surrendered their children, she appeared on national media: Good Morning America, The Today Show, the MacNeil/Lehrer Report, and Barbara Walter’s Not Only for Women.

Her writing exposed the enduring grief of birth mothers and the quest for information and reunion of many adopted pe ...more

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	Hole in My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption 4.31 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adoption and Suicidality: An Anthology of Stories, Poems, and Resources for Adoptees, Families, Healthcare Professionals, and Allies by Beth Syverson (Goodreads Author), Joseph Nakao, Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao (Foreword) 4.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birthmark 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Unequal: The Shameful Truth About Women and Justice in America 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Total Vision by Richard S. Kavner, Lorraine Dusky (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Eat Like a Thin Person: The Dieter's Handbook of Do's and Don'ts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Companies for Women by Baila Zeitz, Lorraine Dusky (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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