How a family coped with US history of institutionalizing kids

Sep. 14, 2023 Education

Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Senior chronicles her family’s reconnection with her Aunt Adelle, who was institutionalized as a baby due to a developmental disability.

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Credits

Guest:

Jennifer Senior - staff writer for The Atlantic - @jenseniorny

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Nihar Patel, Andrea Bautista

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How a family coped with US history of institutionalizing kids

Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Senior chronicles her family’s reconnection with her Aunt Adelle, who was institutionalized as a baby due to a developmental disability.

15 min