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  • Description is exactly "This pedigree describes a boy who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 10 years old. While his defects are listed as "sex offender" and "epilepsy (?)," the fact that he is Catholic, was orphaned by his father, and has a mixed-race sibling increased his vulnerability to institutionalization."

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This pedigree describes a boy who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 10 years old. While his defects are listed as "sex offender" and "epilepsy (?)," the fact that he is Catholic, was orphaned by his…
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