The loss of her daughter and a previous son—who had been sold away as an infant—motivated Brooks to try to help children who were separated from their parents, after the war had ended.
كان فقدان ابنتها وابنها السابق - الذي بيع وهو لا يزال طفلًا - حافزًا لبروكس أن تحاول مساعدة الأطفال الذين انفصلوا عن والديهم، بعد انتهاء الحرب.