Facing eugenics : reproduction, sterilization, and the politics of choice / Erika Dyck.
- Dyck, Erika
- Date:
- [2013]
- Books
About this work
Description
Social history of sexual sterilization operations in twentieth-century Canada.
Publication/Creation
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
Physical description
xi, 304 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contributors
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Vagrancy, Violence, and Virtue: Nora Powers -- 2. Race, Intelligence, and Consent: George Pierre -- 3. Sterilization Redefined: Violet and Irene -- 4. Vasectomy, Masculinity, and Hyperactivity: Ken Nelson -- 5. From Sterilization to Patient Activism: Doreen Ella Befus -- 6. Appendectomy to Queen's Court Settlement: Leilani Muir -- 7. Abortion, Sterilization, and the Eugenics Legacy: Jane Doe -- 8. Conclusion.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-291) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineJL /DYCOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781442644168
- 1442644168
- 9781442612556
- 144261255X