U.S. Sen. Jon Husted went to Washington this week with a message that flew directly in the face of Ohio voters’ decision to ...

The Laurelton State Village for Feeble-Minded Women of Childbearing Age was founded in 1917 with an initial group of 36 patients. It was the first institution of its kind, designed specifically to ...

Question: True or false? Slated for demolition in this area, then to be rebuilt, is the Illinois Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children.

Find a book excerpt here. We revisit Robin Young's July 2022 conversation with author Ann Leary. Leary's book "The Foundling" centers around a young woman who gets a job at an institution where women ...