OSHER Lifelong Learning Course: The Willows Maternity Sanitarium & Kansas City
The Willows Maternity Sanitarium & Kansas City, Adoption Hub of America
Instructor: KelLee Parr
May 7, 14 & 21
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Santa Marta, 13800 W. 116th Street, Olathe, KS
Description
This course will share the reunion of a mother and daughter 66 years after being separated at birth at The Willows Maternity Sanitarium. We will delve into the history of The Willows and dozens of other maternity homes that brought more than 100,000 young women shrouded in secrecy to Kansas City.
KelLee Parr holds bachelor’s degrees in agriculture and education plus a master’s degree in adult and occupational education from Kansas State University. He has taught elementary school for many years in Topeka and now writes science curriculum for Nancy Larson Publishers.
