Adoption: Experiences of Surrendering Mothers and Adult Adoptees
In the decades following World War II, almost 600,000 infants were born to unmarried women in Canada and recorded as “illegitimate births.” Over 66% were surrendered for adoption.
Screening of The Dark Matter Hippo of Grief: An Adoption Story by Donna Szőke (17 min) and Elsewhere: A Trilogy by Lynda Hall (23 min, with English & French closed captions).
Q & A with Dr. Valerie Andrews, critical adoption scholar and adoption reform activist, facilitated by Dr. Lori Chambers, professor and Undergraduate Chair in the Department
of Gender and Women’s Studies at Lakehead University.
*Register by 7pm EST, October 14th, 2025 for in-person or virtual attendance. To register for the in-person attendance, please email Elaine at WomensStudies@lakeheadu.ca. To register for the virtual attendance, please scan the QR code on the poster.