Western Association of Women Historians 2013 conference (Website)

Venue: Portland State University in Portland, Oregon,
Time: May 16-18, 2013
Deadline: September 14, 2012

This CFP seeks papers for a panel on reproduction and genetics/eugenics for the Western Association of Women Historians 2013 conference to be helt in Portland, Oregon, on May 16-18, 2013. Adam Turner’s paper examines how genetic counseling clients in the mid-twentieth century United States (primarily women) shaped the developing field of genetic counseling to explore the assumptions and expectations that influenced the ways parents and counselors approached decisions about reproduction. Please send a 250-500 word abstract and one- to two-page CV at your earliest convenience to Adam Turner, act@uoregon.edu

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