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J Albert Mann - The Degenerates — in conversation with Mary Quattlebaum
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50:49Now PlayingLife is grim and regimented at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded. One of many of its kind in 1928, the institution is designed to keep women and girls with disabilities out of the public eye. As they march between dull and demeaning tasks, Maxine, Rose, Alice, and London see that the system is intent on grinding them down. All four of them want something better—to escape, to love, to be acknowledged as human—but for girls society has deemed unfit and unproductive, every risk can have deadly consequences. This powerful and well-researched novel, based on an infrequently discussed part of American history, is an empowering exploration of the centuries-long battle against intertwined sexism and ableism. Ages 14-18
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