Ann Cooper Hewitt was the daughter of one of the socialite queens of New York, Maryon Cooper Hewitt.  Though she was born into a lap of luxury, she did not live a charmed life.  Her relationship with her mother came to a head when she learned of the heinous actions Maryon had secretly taken against Ann solely in an effort to obtain more money.  SHOW NOTESThe Unfit Heiress, Audry Clare Farleyhttps://narratively.com/the-curious-case-of-the-socialite-who-sterilized-her-daughter/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/05/20/tennessee-inmate-sterilization-program/3748232002/https://nypost.com/2021/04/19/the-shocking-story-behind-nycs-cooper-hewitt-family/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a35597816/ann-cooper-hewitt-unfit-heiress-audrey-clare-farley-excerpt/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9499651/Inside-shocking-1930s-trial-socialite-Ann-Cooper-Hewitt-sued-mother.htmlhttps://www.insideedition.com/the-tragic-and-disturbing-story-of-ann-cooper-hewitt-the-heiress-forced-to-be-sterilized-67009https://www.salon.com/2021/04/20/eugenics-racism-and-the-forced-sterilization-of-heiress-ann-cooper-hewitt/Smells Like HumansLike listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show