Press photographs relating to the sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt
Entry/Object ID
2026.24.1
Scope and Content
Press photographs relating to the sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt
Context
When inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt died, his estate was worth $10M. His wife, in an attempt to steal her daughter's portion of the inheritance - had her condemned to Dante Sanitorium and sterilized without her consent.