A Horrendous Thief Who Made Her Millions by Selling Children

A heart-wrenching tale of innocent lives lost inside the Tennessee Children’s Home Society

Georgia seen along with a toddler in one of the adoption drives organized to woo wealthy families; Source: Pic

For more than two decades, spanning from 1924 to 1950, Georgia Tann, the director of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, in Memphis, was applauded and showered with praises pouring in from all across the United States for her unrelenting philanthropic works. She was credited with helping thousands of orphans find a life in new homes at a time when adoption was considered to be taboo. However, the state agencies’ inquiry unraveled a sinister plot of human trafficking in action, devised and driven by Georgia Tann and her close associate and lesbian partner Anne Atwood.

The origins of Georgia Tann

An undated image of Georgia Tann; Source: Pic

Georgia Tann was born in 1891 to George Tann, a district court judge, and house maker Beulah Yates. She belonged to quite a well-to-do family who often donated in cash and kind to the less fortunate and needy.

As a young girl, Georgia aspired to take up law as a career. However, her dreams were cut short when her father, Judge George…