Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Leilani Muir, Sexual Sterilization Act Of Alberta, Angela Davis
25 Nov 2016
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Eugenic practices: meaning well-born : 2 types are positive and negative, have been around for many centuries, eugenic practices have been prevalent in current society and in many other societies focusing on poverty and slavery. Canadian history: has a history of eugenic practices which were written, deemed eugenicists: Nellie l. mcclung (1873-1951) - rst wave of canadian feminist and suffragette. Tommy douglas (1904-1986) - father of medical assistance in canada, his masters thesis entered around eugenic ideas. Woodsworth- member of the bureau of social research. Dr. clarence hincks: professor of psychiatry at u of t. Alberta (1928-1972: sexual sterilization act: assed in 1928 and amended in 1937 and 1942, alberta eugenics board, consent had to be obtained from the patient unless mentally defective (in this case consent of next of kin was required) !1: she was also an aboriginal woman but they don"t come out and call her an aboriginal.
