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lost in laconia Flashcards

1
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when did the school open?

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1903 with 58 children admitted.

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why did some people go to the school?

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  • because they had nowhere to go
  • their parents did not love them
  • because their families had too many people to take care of or they were getting too old to take care of the
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what were almshouses/poorhouses?

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places where a bunch of dependent people lived, people who needed housing: the elderly, people with disabilities.

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was their separation between genders in almshouses/poorhouses??

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no, there was not.

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what did the pressures against the almshouses lead to?

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political leaders started to consider building state-operated, residential schools for children with disabilities.

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the poor were seen as in that position because of what?

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because of their actions, not society.

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who was the the first superintendent of laconia state school?

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dr. charles sherman.

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what did dr. charles sherman believe?

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he thought it was necessary to keep “defectives” in one place for the betterment of society.

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why was a lot of excess land bought around the school?

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to prevent trespassing.

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what was the population of the school?

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ranged from children to adults.

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who was dr. benjamin ward baker?

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  • another superintendent
  • he was a physician, and there was the belief that physicians made the best educators
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what was eugenics used to justify?

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that belief that some races were superior to others.

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being “feeble minded” was seen as what?

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something shameful.

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in 1924, new hampshire school for the feeble minded was changed to what?

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to its new name (laconia state school).

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what was one of the reasons for the increased admissions at the school?

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eugenics.

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16
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eugenics was seen as what?

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a way to solve social problems by blaming people/victims of the system.

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people thought that if we selected who could reproduce then we could what?

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create a better society.

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18
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disabled people were seen as a what?

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threat.

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families with a person or people with disabilities were what?

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shamed.

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what was one of the only ways to get out of laconia?

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to get sterilized.

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what was it necessary to be sterilized at laconia?

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this was to ensure that their “bad genes” would not be passed on.

22
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when was new hampshire’s first sterilization law enacted?

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1917.

23
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what did new hampshire’s first sterilization law do?

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  • allowed sterilization for feeble-minded people
  • after a while, law was changed so that consent from the person to be sterilized was no longer needed
24
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in 1947, how many sterilization happened at laconia?

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264.

25
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when was the practice of sterilization was discontinued?

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1958.

26
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why were families recommended to send their child to laconia?

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they thought that it would be in their child’s best interest.

27
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who was sterilized more, men or women?

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women.

28
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what often happened when many disabled people were institutionalized?

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they were forgotten about.

29
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what abuse happened at laconia?

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  • many students were forced to just sit and do nothing
  • many students were physically/verbally abused by other students and staff
  • some people in wheelchairs were pushed down the stairs
30
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who was richard hungerford?

A
  • new superintendent in 1952
  • was not a medical provider, but instead a teacher
  • he invited parents in to visit
  • formed the new hampshire for retarded children, a parent organization for the laconia school
31
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what were the bathrooms like at laconia?

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  • toilets and bathrooms not taken care of, toilet bowls were cracked and leaked
  • they did not renovate them as they thought that the students did not know how to use the toilets anyway
32
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how was food like at laconia?

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  • there was often not enough food for the people there
  • people had to call to get more food because the dining halls were cutting back
33
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what did hungerford do with housing?

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  • built new, nice cottages
  • created co-educational activities for the residents and made a new geriatrics building
34
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why was hungerford not well-liked by politicians?

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he asked for too much and he was too ahead of his time.

35
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who was arthur toll?

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  • the new superintendent of the 1960s
  • invited parents in and emphasized education, but laconia was still rooted in treatment
  • students were given pills to behave
36
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how many residents were at the school in 1962?

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990.

37
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how many residents were at the school in 1970?

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1,162.

38
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because of how laconia was set up, a lot of students were not prepared for what?

A

the real world.

39
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usually it was two staff members for every what?

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40 residents.

40
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before staff members gave food to the residents, they had to do what?

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  • they had tied them to a bench to signify that they had not eaten
  • they would be untied after they ate
  • staff say it was the only way to know if a client had been fed
41
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although a lot of heinous things happened at laconia, it was thought to be what?

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one of the best institutions at the time.

42
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what was the RSA 171-A division of mental health?

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establish, maintain, implement, and coordinate a system to help developmentally disabled people.

43
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who was jack melton?

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  • the new superintendent of 1975
  • a psychologist
  • he wanted to upgrade the facilities at the school
44
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what is the state association for retarded citizens/association for retarded citizens?

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approached the new hampshire legal assistance to look into the conditions at laconia.

45
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conditions at laconia were worse than what?

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state hospitals and even prisons.

46
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what was garrity vs. gallen?

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a lawsuit stating that new hampshire violated RSA 171-A and the U.S. constitution by not providing enough services for residents at laconia.

47
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there was a myth that the people at the laconia school were what?

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dangerous and had the most-severe disabilities.

48
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who was rich croker?

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  • the last superintendent of laconia state school in 1986
  • introduced an education program for the clients
  • the institution downsized during this time
49
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when did the school close?

A

on january 31st, 1991.

50
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the goal about learning about laconia is to what?

A

not have it repeat.

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