Item
Bibliographic Resource
Elaine Riddick Transcribed Medical Report
- Title of the Document
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Elaine Riddick Transcribed Medical Report
- One Line Summary
- Riddick’s transcribed record is from her psychological evaluation soon after being raped. This directly shows the extreme bias against black sterilizations during this time. The language illustrates her procedure as “preventative” for herself and her “additional children”.
- Author
- Helton McAndrew (psychologist)
- Date Created
- April 5, 1967
- Location
- Perquimans Co., NC
- Type of Document
- Government Document
- Transcription
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8. Delores Elaine Riddick- (N)- Perquimans County
Social Information: Age 13. Single. Pregnant. Psychological
April 5, 1967. MA 9-6: IQ 75
This thirteen year old girl expects her first child in March 1968…She has never done any work and gets along so poorly with others that her school experience was poor. Because of Elaine’s inability to control herself, her promiscuity - there are community reports of her “running around” and out late at night unchaperoned, the physician has advised sterilization…. This will at least prevent additional children from being born to this child who cannot care for herself, and can never function in any way as a parent.
Diagnosis: Feeble-minded.
- Provenance
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Railey, John and Begos, Kevin. “Still Hiding." Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 9, 2002.