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This pedigree features a man with microcephaly who had bounced between various institutions throughout his first 23 years. Because Vermont did not have its own institution for "feebleminded children" until 1915, the Burlington Overseer of the Poor…

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This pedigree describes a woman who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children in 1922 when she was 22 years old. Her family was the subject of a broader family pedigree. According to the eugenic fieldworker, sexual…

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This pedigree gives an account of a young woman who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children to prevent her from producing any additional offspring. Though her IQ score, at 84, was barely "below average," her status as a…

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This pedigree describes a boy who was 14 at the time of his commitment to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children. As is evident in many of the pedigrees, the loss or desertion of a parent was a factor in this boy's institutionalization. …

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Several relatives of this young woman, who was 23 at the time of her commitment, were also in state institutions. Her father was in prison and her mother and one sibling were in the state hospital. Four of her siblings were in the Vermont Industrial…

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Committed to the Vermont State School for Feeble-Minded Children in 1922 when she was 21 years old, this young woman was described as a "sex delinquent" who had borne "two illegitimate children." What became of her children? Were they adopted, or…

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The young woman in this pedigree was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 21 years old. She is described as having a mental age of 4 and an IQ of 43. Popular explanations for "feeblemindedness" are evident in…

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The individual described in this pedigree was 9 years old when he was committed to the Vermont State School for FeeblemInded Children in 1917. His parents were poor French Canadian immigrants who were dependent on local relief. He spent time at…

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This pedigree describes a female "sex offender" who was committed to the Vermont State School in 1920 . Only 17 years old, she had already borne two children. Her father is also listed as "feebleminded."

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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.…
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