The Edward Street Baby Farm

The Murder Trial that Gripped a City

Stella Budrikis

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English

Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
29 September 2020

Biography; True stories; True crime; Prose: non-fiction

The Alice Mitchell murder trial gripped the city of Perth and the nation. This book retraces this infamous 'baby farm' tragedy, which led to legislative changes to protect children's welfare.

In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of five-month-old Ethel Booth. During the inquest and subsequent trial, the state was horrified to learn that at least 37 infants had died in Mitchell's care in the previous six years. It became clear that she had been running a 'baby farm', making a profit out of caring for the children of single mothers and other 'unfortunate women'.

The case raised questions about how so many infants could die, in apparently squalid conditions, implicating Perth's first female health inspector, Harriet Lenihan, who visited regularly and Dr Edward Officer, a children's specialist, who had signed most of the death certificates.

By: Stella Budrikis
Imprint: Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 328g
ISBN: 9781925816099
ISBN 10: 1925816095
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stella Budrikis was born in England but has lived in Western Australia for most of her life. She has worked as a general practitioner, pastoral carer, addictions clinic doctor and freelance writer. Stella is married with two grown-up daughters and enjoys researching family and social history.