Penny L. Richards
Contributor
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Research Scholar, UCLA Center for the Study of Women. Her contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Disability (2006) formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.
Primary Contributions (1)
Carrie Buck was an American woman who was the plaintiff in the case of Buck v. Bell (1927), in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of compulsory eugenics-based sterilization laws. When Buck was three years old, her mother was institutionalized after being found “feebleminded”…
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Publications (1)
Encyclopedia of Disability, 5 volume set (October 2005)
SAGE Reference is proud to announce the five-volume Encyclopedia of Disability. This encyclopedia represents the first attempt to bring an authoritative reference resource to the many faces of disability. More than 500 world-renowned scholars have written over 1,000 entries ―in a clear, accessible style―with the desire to bring all students, researchers, and interested readers closer to the daily experience of disability. Volumes 1 - 4 cover disability A to Z, including a reader′s...
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