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The term 'mental defective' was used from around the 1930s to the late 1960s to describe people with intellectual disabilities.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 6 January 2010, Last modified: 6 May 2015
Last updated: 29 April 2024
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/australia/biogs/FE00048b.htm
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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