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To: epicure who wrote (245535)	2/26/2014 12:57:38 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542047

Pre 1950 we had people actually starving in America. On top of that, poor women could be involuntarily committed, and their children could pretty easily be taken from them and given to other people. On top of that, we had involuntary sterilization in America... Yes, during the depression when 25% of the work force was idle. But to my knowledge this was mainly unmarried men roaming the land looking for work and riding freights and chopping wood for a meal. Soup kitchens and make work government programs helped. Think they issued flour too--not sure. But families to the extent that they could did not throw out unmarried mothers. It was a family's job to support them and their kids. I'm not saying it never happened--just in general. Any one could be committed for insanity civilly, but not poverty I don't think. We did have " poor houses", but I think this was for old people mainly. I suppose if a mother really couldn't support her kids thru some means the orphanage/foster care system stepped in. To my knowledge sterilization was a 50's phenomena brought about because women were receiving welfare benefits at that time.