Virginia's eugenics program
GPTKB entity
Properties (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
eugenics program
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
racial purity
the concept of public health the concept of racial superiority the concept of social hygiene |
| gptkbp:basedOn |
pseudoscientific theories
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
public discussions about reproductive rights
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| gptkbp:challenges |
legal cases
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| gptkbp:criticism |
ethicists
its ethical implications lack of consent human rights advocates violating human rights |
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical accounts
government reports state archives the 1924 Eugenical Sterilization Act |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
the_Virginia_General_Assembly_in_1974
|
| gptkbp:finish |
1979
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| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1924
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| gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
educational programs
documentaries artistic works |
| gptkbp:has_a_history_of |
ethical debates
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia's eugenics program
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| gptkbp:influenced |
the Progressive Era
scientific racism the rise of the welfare state other states' eugenics laws the belief in hereditary traits the concept of eugenics the immigration policies of the time the medical model of disability the_eugenics_movement_in_Europe the_social_Darwinist_movement |
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
other eugenics programs
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
community discussions
historical research legal reforms government investigations public apologies |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_American_eugenics_movement
the social reform movements the public health movement the historical narrative of reproductive rights. the national eugenics agenda the sterilization movement a_larger_trend_in_the_U.S. the_eugenics_movement_in_the_United_States the_historical_context_of_eugenics_in_America |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
state institutions
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| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
sociological studies
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
state officials
the medical community |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
academic literature
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| gptkbp:led_to |
forced sterilizations
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
civil rights activists
social Darwinism |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Colony_for_Epileptics_and_Feebleminded
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
over 8000 sterilizations
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| gptkbp:targets |
people of color
people with mental disabilities |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
social issues of the time
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| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
the_Virginia_General_Assembly
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