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- Description is exactly "The unfortunate girl described in this pedigree was only 9 years old at the time of her commitment to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children. Nevertheless, she is characterized as a "sex pervert." The "additional information" included at the bottom of the pedigree reveals the strong cultural biases of Vermont's eugenics movement. Among other familial crimes, the report alleges, "___'s mother had 4 sets of children by four men. She was only married once. The second set of children are by a Polish man of Gardner, Mass. She then had a child by another foreigner.""
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