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Public Opening: "Fit to Breed? The History and Legacy of Indiana Eugenics, 1907-2007"

An exhibit at the Indiana State Library, 140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN
Free and open to the Public through October 26, 2007

Symposium: “History and Legacy of Indiana Eugenics”

Indiana State Library
Free and open to the Public

8:30AM - NOON: [History Reference Room, 2nd Floor]

• Featured speaker: Daniel J. Kevles, historian at Yale University; author of In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Use of Human Heredity
  "Eugenics, the Genome, and Human Rights"
• Featured Speaker: Joe Palca, science correspondent for NPR
  "Can the Media tell Right from Wrong?"
• Official Statements: Representatives from Indiana State Government
• Public question and comment

Historical Marker Dedication

12:30PM - 1:00PM: East Lawn of the Indiana State Library and Historical Building
Free and open to the Public

• Historic Marker will acknowledge eugenics legislation and repeal
• Marker Text

Roundtable Discussion: “Understanding State & Local Eugenics -- Its Relevance to Contemporary Issues”

Indiana State Library, [History Reference Room, 2nd Floor]
Free and open to the Public

Moderator: Barbara Lewis-West

• 2:00 p.m.  Session I:  Panelists include Daniel Kevles, Ph.D.; Joe Palca, NPR; Alexandra Stern, Ph.D.; Paul Lombardo, Ph.D., J.D.
• 3:30 p.m.  Session II:  Panelists include Molly Ladd-Taylor, Ph.D.; Peter Marcus, M.D.; Edward McCabe, M.D. Ph.D.; David Weaver, M.D.