The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded: poems
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"These poems explore the haunted legacy of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, an medical institution at the heart of the eugenics movement in the first half of the twentieth century in America. The author, who has cerebral palsy, grew up in the shadow of the former Colony in southwestern Virginia, aware that, had she been born fifty years earlier, she would quite possibly been admitted there, and exposed to a variety of inhumane treatments, including forced sterilization. Her poemsgive voice to the Colony's chorus of residents, reclaiming for them elements of their humanity" --
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9780892554782
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Grouping Title | virginia state colony for epileptics and feebleminded |
Grouping Author | molly mccully brown |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-25 15:33:11PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-28 23:16:19PM |
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Brown, Molly McCully, 1991-
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Brown, Molly McCully
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"These poems explore the haunted legacy of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, an medical institution at the heart of the eugenics movement in the first half of the twentieth century in America. The author, who has cerebral palsy, grew up in the shadow of the former Colony in southwestern Virginia, aware that, had she been born fifty years earlier, she would quite possibly been admitted there, and exposed to a variety of inhumane treatments, including forced sterilization. Her poemsgive voice to the Colony's chorus of residents, reclaiming for them elements of their humanity" --
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2017
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Persea Books
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Epileptics -- Poetry
People with mental disabilities -- Poetry
State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded (Va.) -- Poetry
People with mental disabilities -- Poetry
State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-Minded (Va.) -- Poetry
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The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded : poems
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The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded : poems / Molly McMully Brown
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The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded
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poems
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Epileptics
People with mental disabilities
People with mental disabilities
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