This article was adapted with permission from Dartmouth News.
An innovative new website, Eugenic States: A Contextual Archive, uses digital storytelling to preserve and illuminate a disturbing and largely unknown chapter in U.S. history.
Work on the project was led by Alexandra Minna Stern, dean of the UCLA College Division of Humanities and a professor of English and history; Jacqueline Wernimont, distinguished chair of digital humanities and social engagement at Dartmouth College; and history scholar Gianna May Sanchez. Representing decades of research, the website is designed to be an accessible resource for general readership about the eugenics movement and its effects.
Photo caption: Eugenic States features a wide range of archival images, including a 1935 map that displays the status of eugenic sterilization laws across the United States.
Photo credit: Truman State University via Eugenic States