"During the Social Purity and Eugenics Movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, eugenicists sought to preserve and uplift a pure white, Protestant race by 'protecting' white women’s virginity and encouraging them to have children. (Pronatalists got their start during this time as well.) At the same time, they were forcibly sterilizing women of color, especially Black and Native women, poor women and disabled individuals."
~ Emma Cieslik
"Quilt Honors Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons: 'Together We Rise'" - Ms. Magazine
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