Episode 5: Wendy Pankhurst.

Between 1949 and 1990 more than 150,000 babies were systematically stolen from young vulnerable mothers in hospitals and maternity homes around Australia under the Government’s historic forced adoption policies.In 1969, seventeen-year-old Wendy Pankhurst’s beautiful newborn baby was one of them.Distressed and sedated, the grieving teenager was separated from other mothers at the small country hospital in NSW where, heavily sedated, she was pressured into giving her up for adoption.Today, Wendy joins us from her home in country NSW, reflecting on the heartache of the lifelong suffering that continues to dog the lives of thousands of survivors who are victims of a crime Australia tried to hide.  --- LINKS Follow @somebodysdaughter_podcast on Instagram Follow @somebodysdaughterpodcast on TikTok Follow @megannorris_author on Instagram Follow @moyramajor on Instagram Visit Origins Australia originsaustralia.org Visit Origins Australia facebook.com/groups/originsaustralia Email us [email protected] Email Megan [email protected] Follow @woodworkpodcasts on Instagram and TikTok CREDITS Hosts: Megan Norris and Moyra Major Guest: Wendy Pankhurst Mobile Podcast Recording and Digital Content Production: Ben Wood at Wood Work Digital Studio Enquiries: [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.