Molly Ladd-Taylor
| Degrees: |
Ph.D.
(American Studies) Yale University |
| Current Position: | Associate
Professor, History |
| Selected Publications: |
“The ‘Sociological Advantages’ of Sterilization: Fiscal Politics and Feebleminded Women in Interwar Minnesota,” in Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Anthology, eds. S. Noll and J. Trent (New York University Press, 2004), 281-299. Women, Health and Nation: Canada and the United States Since 1945 co-ed. with G. Feldberg, A. Li, K. McPherson (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2003). “Eugenics, Sterilization and Modern Marriage: the Strange Career of Paul Popenoe,” Gender & History 13 (August 2001): 298-327. 'Bad' Mothers: The Politics of Blame
in 20th-Century America, co-ed. with L. Umansky Mother-Work: Women, Child Welfare and the State 1890-1930 (University of Illinois Press, 1994)
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| Courses taught recently: | History
1080: Growing Up in North America History 4069: Poverty and Welfare in United States History History 5230: Race, Gender and American Politics |
| Research Interests: | U.S.
social & political history; women’s history; health &
welfare; eugenics |
| Awards/Grants: | Burroughs Wellcome 40th Anniversary Award in the History of Medicine or Science [with G. Feldberg, K. McPherson, A. Li of York University], 1996-2001 |
