Oregon's Others: Gender, Civil Liberties, and the Surveillance State in the Early Twentieth Century By Kimberly Jensen.

The article examines the complex role of state intervention during the Progressive Era, highlighting both its contributions to labor reforms and its repressive actions against marginalized groups. It focuses on Kimberly Jensen's book *Oregon's Others*, which documents Oregon Progressives' involvement in eugenics, wartime surveillance, incarceration of women, sterilization, and racial discrimination, particularly against gender nonconforming individuals and Japanese Oregonian women. The article emphasizes the tension between the era’s progressive reforms and its oppressive policies, raising questions about the appropriate limits of state power in protecting rights and enforcing social order. Jensen’s work is presented as a crucial resource for understanding how state interventions can both advance and undermine justice. [Extracted from the article]