1830

1839-05-11: Ontario passes “An Act to Authorise the Erection of an Asylum within this Province for the Reception of Insane and Lunatic Person.”

1860

1865: First proto-eugenics articles by Francis Galton in MacMillan's Magazine

1866-02-20: Gregor Mendel publishes his paper, “Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden”

1867: Ugly Laws

1867: Canadian Constitution Act gives federal parliament legislative authority over "Indians, and Lands reserved for Indians"

1869: Galton publishes Hereditary Genius

1870

1870: Canadian Residential Schools in operation

1871: Charles Darwin publishes The Descent of Man

Oregon repeals its sterilization laws

1983 The rate of sterilizations was greatest in Oregon during the 1920s and the 1930s, but sterilizations still occurred after the end of World War II, until the repeal of the law in 1983. In Governor John Kitzhaber’s 2002 apology on behalf of the state, he noted that a total of 2,648 people were sterilized: 65% were women, and 35% were men.

-Caroline Lyster

Kaelber, L. (2011). Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States. Retrieved from http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/OR/OR.html.

Oregon repeals its sterilization laws

1983 The rate of sterilizations was greatest in Oregon during the 1920s and the 1930s, but sterilizations still occurred after the end of World War II, until the repeal of the law in 1983. In Governor John Kitzhaber’s 2002 apology on behalf of the state, he noted that a total of 2,648 people were sterilized: 65% were women, and 35% were men.

-Caroline Lyster

Kaelber, L. (2011). Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States. Retrieved from http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/OR/OR.html.