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The unfit heiress : the tragic life and scandalous sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt

Farley, Audrey Clare2023
"In 1934, aided by a California eugenics law, the socialite Maryon Cooper Hewitt had her "promiscuous" daughter declared feebleminded and sterilized without her knowledge. She did this to deprive Ann of millions of dollars from her father's estate, which contained a child-bearing stipulation. Whe...
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