![]() ![]() She left California without a word one day and drove across country to St. She was married but decided that life with her husband was a mistake and that she just didn't love him. They formed friendships but as soon as the baby arrived, the girls left hoping that chapter of their lives was closed. ![]() It was in Kentucky and the girls that came there came from all over the United States. The baby was taken from her right after birth and given to adoptive parents. In reality, they entered homes for unwed mothers which were set up to allow the woman to stay during her pregnancy. ![]() With abortion an illegal operation, women were forced into marriages which had little chance of survival or they disappeared for six months or so, supposedly to visit an aunt or travel somewhere. In the 1960's, it was still a family disgrace if a woman got pregnant outside of matrimony. ![]()
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