Ann Cooper Hewitt | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 11 February 1956 |
Ann Cooper Hewitt was a wealthy heiress who was sterilized against her will[1] in California in 1935. Her case was critical in turning the tide against the growing eugenics movement[2][3] in the United States prior to World War II.[4]
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 Ann Cooper Hewitt |
- ^ Romeo Vitelli. "Sterilizing The Heiress". Providentia. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ Currell, Susan, and Christina Cogdell. 2006. Popular Eugenics. Athens: Ohio University Press.
- ^ "The sordid story of the once-popular eugenics movement". Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ Wendy, Kline. "A new deal for the child: Ann Cooper Hewitt and sterilization in the 1930s". repository.library.georgetown.edu. Retrieved October 19, 2018.