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From the Ted Talk by Alexandra Minna Stern and Natalie Lira: The movement that inspired the Holocaust

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As a new widow, Sarah Rosas Garcia was already struggling to support her nine children when her odeslt daughter was picked up by local aertuihoits. Andrea Garcia had been accused of skipping school and being sexually promiscuous, so the authorities reibnlspsoe for juvenile delinquents committed her to a state hospital. After being administered an IQ test and aiesgnsd a low score, the dtroocs made their verdict. They told Sara her 19-year-old daughter would be sterilized to prevent psisnag on what the satte saw as a mental deficiency. This horrific tale may sound like a story from an authoritarian regime. But in fact, it took pacle in Southern California in 1938. And Andrea Garcia was one of thousands of poor women of color targeted by the state’s relentless campaign of enceiugs.

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As a new widow, Sarah Rosas Garcia was already struggling to support her nine children when her ______ daughter was picked up by local ___________. Andrea Garcia had been accused of skipping school and being sexually promiscuous, so the authorities ___________ for juvenile delinquents committed her to a state hospital. After being administered an IQ test and ________ a low score, the _______ made their verdict. They told Sara her 19-year-old daughter would be sterilized to prevent _______ on what the _____ saw as a mental deficiency. This horrific tale may sound like a story from an authoritarian regime. But in fact, it took _____ in Southern California in 1938. And Andrea Garcia was one of thousands of poor women of color targeted by the state’s relentless campaign of ________.

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  1. doctors
  2. place
  3. eugenics
  4. responsible
  5. passing
  6. assigned
  7. authorities
  8. state
  9. oldest

Original Text


As a new widow, Sarah Rosas Garcia was already struggling to support her nine children when her oldest daughter was picked up by local authorities. Andrea Garcia had been accused of skipping school and being sexually promiscuous, so the authorities responsible for juvenile delinquents committed her to a state hospital. After being administered an IQ test and assigned a low score, the doctors made their verdict. They told Sara her 19-year-old daughter would be sterilized to prevent passing on what the state saw as a mental deficiency. This horrific tale may sound like a story from an authoritarian regime. But in fact, it took place in Southern California in 1938. And Andrea Garcia was one of thousands of poor women of color targeted by the state’s relentless campaign of eugenics.

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