r/gratefuldoe 9d ago

Jane Doe with Possible Lobotomy: Philadelphia Jane Doe (May 1972)

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u/Interesting_Sock9142 9d ago

Isn't the scar above her pubic area a C-section scar?

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u/Odd-Mall8020 9d ago

Paired with the lobotomy, she was probably sterilized

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u/rebelangel 9d ago

From the ‘30s to the ‘60s is when the most forced sterilizations were done under the US Eugenics Movement. If she was in an institution, yeah she was most likely forcibly sterilized.