Dr. Leo Stanley served as a chief surgeon for nearly four decades. Between 1919 and 1922, Dr. Leo Stanley injected 656 prisoners at San
Quentin Prison. Stanley would take the testicles out of executed prisoners
and surgically implant them into living prisoners. In other experiments, he
attempted to implant the testicles of rams, goats, and boars into
living prisoners. Stanley also performed various eugenics
experiments, and forced sterilization
on San Quentin
prisoners Stanley believed that his experiments would rejuvenate old men,
control crime (which he believed had biological causes), and prevent the
"unfit" from reproducing.
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The 1920s - 1940s are most interesting to me. There was the Roaring Twenties, Black Thursday, the Depression, Volstead Act, Women's History; the list goes on and on. I also find the Gregorian, Victorian, Edwardian era interesting as well. I hope you enjoy your visit!
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Dr. Leo Stanley
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