Oct. 25, 2021

Forced Sterilizations: Sonoma County's shameful history.

Forced Sterilizations: Sonoma County's shameful history.

California legalized involuntary sterilizations in 1909. Between 1919 and 1952, 5500 such procedures were performed, representing 25% of the involuntary sterilizations which occurred in California.

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