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Collection: Pedigrees of Inmates at the Vermont School for Feebleminded Children, 1925

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Pedigree 16 - Male

This boy was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 10 years old. His "defect" is listed as "Sex offenses with sister." According to the pedigree, his sister is in the care of the Vermont Children's Aid Society.…

Pedigree 17 - Female

The unfortunate child described in this pedigree was committed first to the Vermont Industrial School, and then to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children, after giving birth to an illegitimate child in 1921 when she was 15 years old. The…

Pedigree 18 - Male

Committed at the age of 11, the boy described in this pedigree was identified as having hereditary feeble-mindedness, a condition he shared with his father and maternal grandmother. His maternal aunt was also described as "blind" and "insane." …

Pedigree 19 - Female

This young woman, committed to Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 20 years old, was part of a family identified by the Vermont Eugenics Survey as eugenically unfit. The pedigree includes the notation, "All siblings…

Pedigree 20 - Male

The boy described in this pedigree was 17 when he was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children in 1917. Previously, he had spent time in the "Home for Destitute Children." According to the pedigree, he ran away from Brandon in…

Pedigree 21 - Female

The young woman described in this pedigree was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 20, less than three months after giving birth to a child. The pedigree characterizes her as a bad mother and the daughter of…

Pedigree 22 - Male

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…

Pedigree 23 - Female

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…

Pedigree 24 - Male

This pedigree describes a boy who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 12 years old. Noting his illegitimate birth, the report alleges that both of his parents were "sex offenders." A ward of the town of…

Pedigree 25 - Female

Deserted by her "degenerate" father and orphaned by her mother, this girl was committed at the age of 15 with a diagnosis of "Emotional." Under "Defects," the social worker wrote, "Sex offender. Masturbation."

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