Historically, concern for the negative effects of child maltreatment came about with the case of Mary Ellen Wilson.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
It was only after the case of Mary Ellen Wilson came to light that the demand for making laws for the elimination of inhuman behaviour against children was taken under consideration.
The first recorded case of child abuse in the United States history was that of Mary Ellen Wilson in the year 1874. For there were no laws for the protection of children prior to her case, her trial was run by taking the help of the laws for prevention for cruelty to animals.
