I was orphaned at 16, technically according to the UN you need pnly lose one parent.
where were living?
List of orphans and foundlings
Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent, either through death or abandonment.
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First World War impacted The Infants' Home with an increase in one parent homes or an increase in children orphaned by the war, the continued need for The Infants' Home's services were integral. Change was also felt predominantly in a reflection in a changing of social mores at the time. Mothers did not stay at the Home as long as they once did, with many mothers going on to live with friends and relatives, where once these mothers were completely shunned.
In 1924, The Infants' Home successfully lobbied