feebleminded

Instead, she was at a sprawling 75-year-old institution founded for “feebleminded” children that the U.S.

Chronology, so the saying goes, is the last refuge of the feebleminded and only resort for historians.

It also has an introduction by the author explaining the historical threads that inspired her novel: the early 20th-century incarceration of “feebleminded” women and the disturbingly widespread support for the eugenics movement.

Entranced by Vogel, Mary defends her from criticism by those who question whether the incarcerated women are truly “feebleminded” and worry they are being mistreated.

Apparently, the administration thinks parents are too feebleminded to parse that different vaccines with different dosages might have different levels of efficacy or require a different number of shots.