Thursday, November 11 / 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM • Aria B (Third Level)

Session 3
Public Policy and the Remaking of the American Family, 1900-1940

Chair: Gabriel Winant, University of Chicago

1. Eugenic Segregation: Debating the Place of 'Feeble-Minded' Citizens, 1900-1930 • Chelsea Chamberlain, University of Pennsylvania.

2. Race, Policy, and the Invention of Old Age, 1900-1930 • James Chappel, Duke University.

3. The Bum Blockade: The LAPD, Vagrancy, and Freedom of Movement in 1930s Los Angeles • Daina Coffey, University of Chicago.

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