IN-49.2007.1 1907 Indiana Eugenics Law

Marker text: 1907 INDIANA EUGENICS LAW

By late 1800s, Indiana authorities believed criminality, mental problems, and pauperism were hereditary. Various laws were enacted based on this belief. In 1907, Governor J. Frank Hanly approved first state eugenics law making sterilization mandatory for certain individuals in state custody. Sterilizations halted 1909 by Governor Thomas R. Marshall.

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Location: East lawn of the Indiana State Library, 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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