Fixing the poor : eugenic sterilization and child welfare in the twentieth century /
Ladd-Taylor, Molly, 1955-
Fixing the poor : eugenic sterilization and child welfare in the twentieth century / Molly Ladd-Taylor. - ix, 275 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The feebleminded menace and the innocent child -- Two roads to sterilization -- Who was feebleminded? -- The price of freedom -- Sterilization and welfare in depression and war -- From fixing the poor to fixing the system?
9781421423722 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1421423723 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781421423739 (electronic) 1421423731 (electronic)
2017007360
Involuntary sterilization--History--United States--20th century.
Sterilization (Birth control)--History--United States--20th century.
Eugenics--History--United States--20th century.
Mentally ill--Government policy--United States--20th century.
Poor--Government policy--United States--20th century.
HV4989 / .L24 2017
363.9/7
Fixing the poor : eugenic sterilization and child welfare in the twentieth century / Molly Ladd-Taylor. - ix, 275 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The feebleminded menace and the innocent child -- Two roads to sterilization -- Who was feebleminded? -- The price of freedom -- Sterilization and welfare in depression and war -- From fixing the poor to fixing the system?
9781421423722 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1421423723 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781421423739 (electronic) 1421423731 (electronic)
2017007360
Involuntary sterilization--History--United States--20th century.
Sterilization (Birth control)--History--United States--20th century.
Eugenics--History--United States--20th century.
Mentally ill--Government policy--United States--20th century.
Poor--Government policy--United States--20th century.
HV4989 / .L24 2017
363.9/7