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

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Committed in 1917 at the age of ten, the boy in this pedigree is an alleged "sex pervert" whose father was "intemperate" and whose mother was a "sex offender." According to the social worker, his maternal grandmother was "O.K.," but his grandfather…

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The young woman described in this pedigree was 17 when she was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children." Her defect was listed as "Sex offender." Sadly, she died 1 year and 5 days after her commitment of "flu and pneumonia."…

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The girl described in this pedigree was barely 16 at the time of her commitment in 1923. Her "Defect" was listed as "Sex offender." As with many other individuals, a lack of family resources rendered this girl vulnerable to eugenic commitment. …

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Allegedly orphaned by an abusive mother who caused her mental disability by hitting her on the head, this girl was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 13 years old. Her defects are listed as "Self abuse. Sex…

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This brief pedigree describes a boy committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children at the age of 14. His parents are described as "subnormal." With an assessed IQ of 30, his alleged "defects" are "Sex delinquency. Bad habits."

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Though her birth year is recorded as 1909, this female inmate had allegedly committed bigamy and adultery prior to her institutionalization in 1922. The information listed under "Additional History" reveals eugenicists' tendency to conflate sexual…

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This pedigree describes a boy who was first committed to the Vermont Industrial School before being transferred to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was roughly 12 yeas old. The eugenic social worker who completed the…

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This female inmate was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children with a diagnosis of "Insane. Dementia Praecox. Paranoid Type" in 1919. The "Assigned cause" of her illness is "Fell at the age of ten and injured her spine.…

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This pedigree describes a young woman who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 18. Her background, as reported, appears dire. Of her father, the social worker wrote, "Deserted three times. Sex offender…

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This adolescent girl was committed to the Vermont State School for Feeble-Minded Children with a "Delinquency Record" of "Streetwalker. Illegitimate Child." Both of her parents are described as "Booze Fiends" and "Sex Offenders." Her father is…
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