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Sep 16, 2020 3 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Almost every woman that went to see the gyno was told they needed a hysterectomy, according to a nurse.

“Everybody’s uterus cannot be that bad,” she said in a whistleblower complaint, calling the doctor “the uterus collector.”

my latest for @19thnews: 19thnews.org/2020/09/whistl…
“England and the U.S. started the eugenics movement, not Nazi Germany,” said Elspeth Wilson, an assistant prof. of government at Franklin & Marshall College. “After WWII and the Holocaust, the United States doesn’t even acknowledge our eugenics past.”

19thnews.org/2020/09/whistl…
The recent allegations call to mind a history of sterilization laws in the U.S. dating back to the early 1900s that usually targeted the poor, disabled and women of color.

As many as 70,000 Americans were forcibly sterilized during the 20th century.

19thnews.org/2020/09/whistl…

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Feb 12, 2021
I spoke to 23 Congresswomen in the past several days about their experiences on Jan 6. Many are still processing the Capitol riot & got emotional reliving it.

Here's how the historic day unfolded for these women, in their own words: 19thnews.org/2021/02/women-… @19thnews
@SaraJacobsCA: "I was concerned about violence at protests, but I always thought that would stay outside."
@TeresaForNM: "My 20-year-old son — the youngest of three boys — came with me to the office that day. He knew it was going to be a long day, but he was excited so he brought a pillow and wore his suit."
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