The University Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion will host a free event on Nov. 3 with Kacie Lucchini Butcher, director of the Public History Project, to reckon with UW–Madison’s history of eugenics.
Charles Van Hise was the president of UW–Madison from 1903 to 1918 and is known for co-creating the Wisconsin Idea. However, fewer know that he was also an advocate for eugenics. Eugenics is selective breeding, often by forced sterilization, to remove people of color, those with disabilities, and those who have been incarcerated or detained. Eugenics policy is considered racist, ableist, and associated with genocide.
Event Details
- Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022
- Time: 5:30 – 7 p.m.
- Location: Union South
Please email cdai@secfac.wisc.edu with any questions or to request an accommodation.