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Heralded as "The Mother of Adoption", Georgia Tann used her status as a wealthy and college-educated socialite in the early to mid-twentieth century socialite to champion the cause of orphaned children in the United States. Helping famous clients such as Joan Crawford, adopt children publicly removed the stigma that had previously surrounded adoption, Tann even advised former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt on children's issues. It wasn't until 1950 that "The Mother of Adoption" was exposed for the monster that she was. Join us as Ro' presents, "Georgia Tann and the Stolen Babies of Tennessee." Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12 Unsolved Mysteries Dec 13, 1989 Season 2, Episode 11 Deadly Women Sept 12, 2018 Episode: Above The Law The Baby Thief by Barbara Bisantz Raymond (5-Aug-2013) Paperback. John Blake Publishing (5 Aug. 2013), 2021.