Victoria Nourse: "In Reckless Hands" (Norton)

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Victoria Nourse: "In Reckless Hands" (Norton)

During the 1920 and 1930s, ten of thousands of men and women were involuntarily sterilized. Author and lawyer Victoria Nourse examines the often overlooked part of American history when a majority of states passed sterilization laws and...

During the 1920 and 1930s, ten of thousands of men and women were involuntarily sterilized. Author and lawyer Victoria Nourse examines the often overlooked part of American history when a majority of states passed sterilization laws and looked to eugenics as a way to solve the country's problems.

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Victoria Nourse

a Professor of Law at Emory University and The University of Wisconsin.

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