Eugenic States: A Contextual ArchiveMain MenuIntroductionCritical Themes in the History of EugenicsEugenic Practices in California, Iowa, and North CarolinaWhat We Can Say with DataAcknowledgementsGianna May Sanchez52f70e8243b469d8015c7550a8cc718bc4460376Jacqueline D. Wernimont74f0121b4969a68798926bffef58ce29410a6b81Alexandra Minna Stern890e264c2ef7645d038bfeae8ec718e694c9c9ee
Total Known Sterilizations By State
12026-08-19T02:02:29+00:00Jacqueline D. Wernimont74f0121b4969a68798926bffef58ce29410a6b8131plain2026-08-19T02:02:29+00:00Jacqueline D. Wernimont74f0121b4969a68798926bffef58ce29410a6b81The previous heat map is a great way to see the nation as a patchwork of practices and per capita helps us compare while controlling for population, but a color gradient can be hard to make sense of in more than general terms. This bar chart makes the difference between states in terms of totals - rather than rates - much clearer and provides a stark comparison between California and other American states.
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12026-08-19T00:32:22+00:00Jacqueline D. Wernimont74f0121b4969a68798926bffef58ce29410a6b81Looking at Eugenic Practices Across the NationJacqueline D. Wernimont37visual_path9562026-08-19T12:08:37+00:00Jacqueline D. Wernimont74f0121b4969a68798926bffef58ce29410a6b81