Vermont's Eugenics Movement
One of Vermont's darkest chapters is its participation in the eugenics movement, which the state of Vermont put laws into effect that allowed for marriage restrictions, sterilizations, and other harmful policies against "undesirable" people within the state.
In this episode of This Place in History, ABC 22 & Fox 44 anchor Mike Hoey chats with Mercedes de Guardiola, the author of "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State to learn more about the movement and its consequences.
- Buy "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of the Eugenics Movement in the Green Mountain State from the VHS bookstore
- Buy "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of the Eugenics Movement in the Green Mountain State from Amazon.com
- Read "“Segregation or Sterilization”: Eugenics in the 1912 Vermont State Legislative Session"
- Watch our TPIH episode about poor farms
This Place in History is produced in partnership by Local 22 & Local 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Society.
