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Eugenics is a social and scientific movement that emerged in the late 19th century with the goal of improving the genetic quality of the human population. Rooted in the idea of applying selective breeding principles from agriculture to human beings, eugenics has had a controversial and often dark history, marked by abuses, unethical policies, and its eventual rejection by mainstream science and society.
In 1903, German physician Wilhelm Schallmayer published a seminal work titled Vererbung und Auslese im Lebenslauf der Völker (Heredity and Selection in the Course of the Life of Nations). This publication is considered one of the foundational texts in the field of eugenics, particularly within the German context.
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Eugenics: Definition, Movement & Meaning | HISTORY
November 14, 2017 — Eugenics made its first official appearance in American history through marriage laws. In 1896, Connecticut made it illegal for people with epilepsy or who were “feeble-minded” to marry.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Eugenics | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
October 28, 2024 — Eugenics is the selection of desired heritable characteristics to improve future generations, coined by Francis Galton in 1883. Learn about the history, facts, and controversies of eugenics, from ancient times to the Nazi era.
Genome.gov
Eugenics: Its Origin and Development (1883 - Present)
Learn about the history of eugenics, a pseudoscientific theory that aims to improve human populations through selective breeding. Explore the timeline of key events and figures in the American eugenics movement and its impact on society.
Facing History and Ourselves
The Origins of Eugenics | Facing History & Ourselves
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Holocaust Encyclopedia
Eugenics | Holocaust Encyclopedia
October 22, 2020 — Key Facts. 1. Eugenics, or “racial hygiene,” was a scientific movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 2. While today eugenics may be regarded as a pseudoscience, it was seen as cutting edge science in the early decades of the twentieth century. Eugenics societies sprang up throughout most of the industrialized world ...
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Eugenics | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
October 28, 2024 — Eugenics is the selection of desired heritable characteristics to improve future generations, coined by Francis Galton in 1883. Learn about the history, facts, and controversies of eugenics, from anci...
America Magazine
Eugenics was everywhere 100 years ago. We still live with its legacy ...
May 15, 2024 — This article explores the legacy of eugenics, a global movement of bio-politics that aimed to improve human heredity through forced sterilization and genocide. It argues that eugenics was not only a s...
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Eugenics | Holocaust Encyclopedia
October 22, 2020 — Key Facts. 1. Eugenics, or “racial hygiene,” was a scientific movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 2. While today eugenics may be regarded as a pseudoscience, it was seen as...
The HISTORY Channel
Eugenics: Definition, Movement & Meaning | HISTORY
November 14, 2017 — Eugenics made its first official appearance in American history through marriage laws. In 1896, Connecticut made it illegal for people with epilepsy or who were “feeble-minded” to marry.
Time
Margaret Sanger, Race and Eugenics: A Complicated History - TIME
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Facing History and Ourselves
The Origins of Eugenics | Facing History & Ourselves
August 3, 2015 — Learn about Francis Galton and the beginnings of eugenics, or “race science,” and consider the relationship between science and society. This reading comes from the Facing History & Ourselves resource...
Oxford Academic
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Wikipedia
History of eugenics - Wikipedia
The history of eugenics is the study of development and advocacy of ideas related to eugenics around the world. Early eugenic ideas were discussed in Ancient Greece and Rome. The height of the modern...
