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When Doctors Took ‘Family Planning’ Into Their Own Hands

When Doctors Took ‘Family Planning’ Into Their Own Hands | Human Interest | Scoop.it
A new documentary, “No Más Bebés,” examines a California hospital’s sterilizations of Mexican-American women in the early 1970s — and the women who filed suit in response.

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Kent College History's curator insight, October 13, 2016 7:36 AM
In 1975, 10 plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court claiming that the Los Angeles County U.S.C. Medical Center was systematically sterilising Spanish-speaking mothers who delivered their babies via cesarean section.
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Cesar Chavez - Biography - Activist

Cesar Chavez - Biography - Activist | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Labor leader and farm worker advocate Cesar Chavez devoted his life to improving the treatment of workers. Learn more at Biography.com.

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Kent College History's curator insight, September 8, 2016 1:52 PM
A biography page on the Hispanic American activist, Cesar Chavez.
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U.S. Immigration Since 1965 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

U.S. Immigration Since 1965 - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com | Human Interest | Scoop.it
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Kent College History's curator insight, October 7, 2016 6:29 AM
'The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.'