Eugenics in Wisconsin Ep. 197

Vital Dissent with Patrick MacFarlane

Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min

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Episode description

In this episode, I uncover Wisconsin's leading role in the eugenics movement by exploring the "Wisconsin Home for the Feebleminded," a correctional institution that I rode by on the school bus every day growing up.

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Show Notes:

Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled Historical Marker (hmdb.org)

WPT University Place: Eugenics in Wisconsin - YouTube

Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled - Asylum Projects

Wisconsin Eugenics (uvm.edu)