The effects of father absence can be seen in the fatherless children stories. Below is a list of famous fatherless children who grew up in father-absent homes and achieved greatness.

See on Scoop.it – Battered Mothers and Abused Children

http://www.thelizlibrary.org/fatherless/fatherless-children-stories/index.html

 

Claudine Dombrowski‘s insight:

The term "fatherless" ("fatherlessness" or "father-absence") is used in this series as it is in research and "father absence" policy rhetoric by the U.S. government, DHHS, the National Fatherhood Initiative, U.S. states in connection with child custody law and policy, and various family values and fatherhood policy and lobbying groups.