Hilary Stace
Disability researcher and advocate who was interviewed for the episode and offers expertise on the history and impact of institutional care and eugenics in New Zealand.
Best podcasts with Hilary Stace
Ranked by the Snipd community
Feb 26, 2026 • 48min
Defective: the story of Dr Theodore Gray
Dr Hilary Stace, disability researcher and advocate, and Dr Warwick Brunton, historian, unpack Theodore Gray's role in New Zealand's eugenics and mental health system. They trace Gray's rise, the 1928 legal changes, proposals for sterilisation and registers, and the institutional practices that led to neglect and abuse. Short, urgent, and historically rooted reflections on policy and lasting harm.
