The new book “‘Vermont for the Vermonters’: The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State,” as seen on the shelves of Everyone’s Books in Brattleboro. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger When ...
In the world of pseudo-science, eugenics holds a dark position in history thanks to its being a social philosophy based on improving society via the manipulation of a population’s genetic stock. Its ...
When one thinks of sociopolitical movements from history that were intended to champion racial superiority, what most likely comes to mind first, and rightfully so, are the efforts by Nazi Germany to ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Eugenics, or the pseudoscience of human breeding, reached the height of its notoriety in the early 1900s but never truly disappeared, according to a new book that examines the ...
New book recounts how eugenics, forced sterilization were studied in Cold Spring Harbor in the 1920s
Spring 1924 was the high water mark for the Eugenics Record Office, a Cold Spring Harbor research facility whose staff hoped to use selective breeding to engineer the human race. The work is now ...
The Vermont Historical Society will publish a new book about the history of the state's eugenics movement on Sept. 28: "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State ...
“The ultimate ideal sought,” wrote Harvey Ernest Jordan in 1912, “is a perfect society constituted of perfect individuals.” Jordan, who would later be dean of medicine at the University of Virginia, ...
Justice Clarence Thomas sparked harsh rebuke last week after claiming that abortion rights can be traced back to the 20th century eugenics movement. He made the comments in a 20-page opinion after the ...
Before I tell you about this historical, shocking and true story of eugenics in the United States, “Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck,” let me tell ...
In November 1900, Jane Stanford forced the resignation of the noted progressive economist Edward A. Ross from the faculty of the university that bears her surname. The Ross incident has since become a ...
Elizabeth Catte isn’t interested in excuses. She’s a historian; she understands the concept of different eras just fine. It’s in the job description. But the author of 2018’s “What You Are Getting ...
When one thinks of sociopolitical movements from history that were intended to champion racial superiority, what most likely comes to mind first, and rightfully so, are the efforts by Nazi Germany to ...
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