Breeding Better Vermonters: The Eugenics Project in the Green Mountain State
- ISBN-10
- 0874519527
- ISBN-13
- 9780874519525
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Author
- Nancy L. Gallagher
Description
The disturbing story of eugenics in Vermont and the dark side of progressive social reform.
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