Child_Abuse

Child Abuse Child abuse has been around for a long time; it happened as far back as Biblical times through such things as child labor and physical or sexual abuse. In the 18th century, pain and suffering became more understood and severe forms of punishment against women, children and animals began to decline. In the 19th century whipping began to diminish in the Western societies. Then in 1874, eight-year-old Mary Ellen McCormick was found to be suffering from severe abuse and neglect. The authorities would not take action since there were no laws to prevent parents from being cruel to their children. The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was contacted and successfully convinced a judge that Mary child, abuse, mary, began, suffering, since, severe, prevention, laws, ellen, cruelty, children, century, been, animals, animal, against, york, year, women, widely, whipping, western, way, understood, under, treatment, times, time, through, threatened, things, take, syndrome, successfully