File 11 - #3 : A brief for the sterilization of the feeble-minded

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3 : A brief for the sterilization of the feeble-minded

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  • Source of title proper: Ms. number on item: #6.

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SCA88-GA172-3-11

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12 p. pamphlet with diagrams.

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([1930-197?])

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The Parents' Information Bureau (PIB) was a clinic for family planning and birth control set up by A.R. Kaufman of the Kaufman Rubber Company in the 1930's in Kitchener, Ont. Kaufman became interested in birth control during the Great Depression after determining that seasonal employees with large families were disproportionately impacted by layoffs. He began offering family planning services to his employees, eventually extending them to anyone in Canada with the founding of the PIB. At its peak, the organization employed approximately 50 people in locations across the country who provided services to families in their homes, rather than at clinics. The model allowed families to order supplies by mail, receiving kits that included spermicides, condoms and information about purchasing additional items like diaphragms.

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Informational pamphlet titled A brief for the sterilization of the feeble-minded by Dr. William L. Hutton, Medical Officer of Health, Brantford, Ontario, prepared at the request of the Association of Ontario Mayors at their annual conference, Orillia, June 1936.

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“Feeble-minded” is an outdated and pejorative term used historically to refer to individuals with an intellectual or learning disability. The use of the term in the file title has been maintained in keeping with Special Collections & Archives’ approach to language in archival descriptions, which prioritizes speaking openly about and clearly identifying problematic, harmful, and otherwise offensive records in the department’s holdings. This approach, while potentially upsetting, allows for the critical assessment and questioning of historical material by contemporary researchers.

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