Papers, 1939-1982.

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Papers, 1939-1982.

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Collection contains correspondence (1945-1982); subject files on abortion, family planning, sex education, human sexuality and the mentally handicapped, and voluntary sterilization (1939-1981); materials relating to AVS and its predecessor, the Human Betterment Association of America, including budgets, news releases, Board of Directors and Executive Committee meeting minutes and annual reports (1947-1978); newspaper clippings (1956-1978); speeches on sexual rights and sex education for the mentally handicapped (1971-1977); a script of the television special "Alicia's Story" (1978); and 13 audio cassette tapes of meetings from the American Association on Mental Deficiency dealing with sexual rights and sex education for the mentally handicapped (1969-1972).

17.1 cubic ft. (27 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7272815

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Bass, Medora S.

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Medora Steedman Bass graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1959 with an M.A. in psychology, specializing in human sexuality and the mentally handicapped. She later worked for Planned Parenthood of Philadelphia and was vice-president of the Association for Voluntary Sterilization (AVS), which promotes voluntary sterilization for the mentally handicapped. From the description of Papers, 1939-1982. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29603040 ...

Association for Voluntary Sterilization

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The association seeks to make known the benefits of voluntary sterilization in the solution of family, population, and general social problems. The records document the evolution of the organization's program from a eugenic advocacy of compulsory sterilization of individuals with mental and physical defects to an emphasis on voluntary sterilization as a legitimate birth control technique. From the description of Association for Voluntary Sterilization records, supplement 1, 1944-1976...

Human Betterment Association of America

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American Association on Mental Deficiency.

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