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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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This brief pedigree of describes a boy who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 12 years old. Orphaned by his father, who died on a town poor farm, his "Habits" are listed as "Masturbates and is…

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This pedigree describes a girl who was committed to the Vermont State School in 1922 when she was 16; she was later discharged. Her "defect" is listed as "Prostitute," and under "Additional Information," the social worker states that she later moved…

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This brief pedigree describes a girl who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when she was 8 years old. She had previously run away from home. The assigned cause of her deficiency was "Drank fly poison at the age of…
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