Mary Ellen Wilson
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Mary Ellen Wilson is the first case of a child who was abused by her step parents and rescued by the Police, which eventually lead to the Child-Protection Movement. The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in the next year, 1874.
Mary Ellen was not allowed to go outside, except at night in her own yard, and was regularly beaten by her adopted parents. Police rescued the eight year old after the head of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals called them on Mary Ellen's behalf in 1874.
Mrs. Connelly was sentenced to jail for one year. That year the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded, the first organization of its kind.[1]
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- ^ "Mary Ellen Wilson", American Humane. Retrieved 4/23/08.
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- American Humane Association
- THE MISSION OF HUMANITY.; CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BY MR. BERGH ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD, MARY ELLEN WILSON. The New York Times April 10, 1874
- THE MISSION OF HUMANITY.; CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED BY MR. BERGH ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD, MARY ELLEN WILSON. The New York Times April 11, 1874
- WAIFS AND STRAYS. The New York Times April 11, 1874
- MARY ELLEN WILSON.; FURTHER TESTIMONY AS TO THE CHILD'S ILL TREATMENT BY HER GUARDIANS. The New York Times April 12, 1874
- MARY ELLEN WILSON.; FURTHER TESTIMONY IN THE CASE TWO INDICTMETS FOUND AGAINST MRS. CONNOLLY BY THE GRAND JURY. The New York Times April 14, 1874
- OUR CITY CHARITIES VERSUS THE CASE OF MARY ELLEN. The New York Times April 16, 1874
- PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN. The New York Times April 17, 1874
- MARY ELLEN WILSON.; MRS. CONNOLLY, THE GUARDIAN, FOUND GUILTY, AND SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR. The New York Times April 28, 1874
