American Eugenics Movement: Forgotten Lessons

Carrie Buck was a woman who became the center of a Supreme Court case that legalized forced sterilization for eugenic purposes.

Carrie Buck was targeted for forced sterilization after becoming pregnant and being deemed mentally deficient by her guardians.

The Supreme Court case involving Carrie Buck resulted in the legalization of forced sterilization for eugenic purposes.

<p>Carrie Buck was committed to the Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded by her guardians.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carrie Buck's guardians took advantage of her by having her declared mentally deficient and committed to an institution for sterilization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feeblemindedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Francis Galton</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Theodore Roosevelt, Alexander Graham Bell, John D. Rockefeller Jr.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide care for a vulnerable population and remove them from the gene pool</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transform it into a eugenics factory where individuals could be sterilized and released</p> Signup and view all the answers