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2. Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded

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   The Virginia State Colony for the Epileptics and Feeble Minded was a state run institution for those considered to be “Feeble minded” or those with severe mental impairment. The colony opened in 1910 near Lynchburg, Virginia , in Madison Heights with the goal of isolating those with mental disabilities and other qualities deemed unfit for ...

3. Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 was a U.S. state law in Virginia for the sterilization of institutionalized persons "afflicted with hereditary forms of insanity that are recurrent, idiocy, imbecility, feeble-mindedness or epilepsy”. [2] It greatly influenced the development of eugenics in the twentieth century.

4. Carrie Buck - Wikipedia

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   Carrie Elizabeth Buck (July 3, 1906 – January 28, 1983) [1] was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, after having been ordered to undergo compulsory sterilization for purportedly being "feeble-minded" by her foster parents after their nephew raped and impregnated her.

5. Central State Hospital (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   In 1938 a State Colony for people with epilepsy was established on the grounds of the state hospital and later admitted the mentally disabled. It was renamed a training school and hospital in 1954 and then a training center in 1971.

6. Missing woman found dead on South Dakota reservation after ...

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   The remains of a woman found dead on a reservation in southwestern South Dakota in January has been identified as Michelle Elbow Shield, a Sioux woman who went missing more than a year ago.

7. State schools, US (for people with disabilities) - Wikipedia

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   2.47 Virginia. 2.48 Washington. 2.49 Wisconsin. 2.50 Wyoming. 3 See also. 4 References. ... Missouri State Colony for Feebleminded and Epileptic/Missouri State School ...

8. No. 6 Houston remaining on an even keel during run to top of ...

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   Houston (21-4, 13-1 Big 12) opened the season No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 and tumbled down the rankings after losses to top-ranked Auburn, No. 2 Alabama and San Diego State. The Cougars have ...

9. Talk : Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded

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