Molly Ladd Taylor: 1 book
Fixing the Poor
Eugenic Sterilization and Child Welfare in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Between 1907 and 1937, thirty-two states legalized the sterilization of more than 63,000 Americans. In Fixing the Poor, Molly Ladd-Taylor tells the story of these state-run eugenic sterilization programs. She focuses on one such program in Minnesota, where surgical sterilization was legally voluntary...
