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Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio d...
Agenda 21 is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio d...
Alberta Eugenics Board
In order to implement the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta in 1928, a four-person Alberta Eugenics Board was created.
In order to implement the Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta in 1928, a four-person Alberta Eugenics Board was created.
American Eugenics Society
The American Eugenics Society (AES) was a society established in 1922 to promote eugenics in the United States.
The American Eugenics Society (AES) was a society established in 1922 to promote eugenics in the United States.
Ben-Ishmael Tribe
The Ben-Ishmael Tribe, also known as the Tribe of Ishmael, was a largely poor, white, Protestant family in Indianapolis, Indiana during the late 19th century.
The Ben-Ishmael Tribe, also known as the Tribe of Ishmael, was a largely poor, white, Protestant family in Indianapolis, Indiana during the late 19th century.
Biopower
"Biopower" is a term coined by French scholar, historian and social theorist Michel Foucault.
"Biopower" is a term coined by French scholar, historian and social theorist Michel Foucault.
Birth control movement in the United States
The birth control movement in the United States was a social reform campaign from 1914 to around 1945 that aimed to increase the availability of contraception in the U.S. through education and l...
The birth control movement in the United States was a social reform campaign from 1914 to around 1945 that aimed to increase the availability of contraception in the U.S. through education and l...
Buck v. Bell
Buck v. Bell,, was the United States Supreme Court ruling that upheld a statute instituting compulsory sterilization of the unfit, including the mentally retarded, "for the protection and he...
Buck v. Bell,, was the United States Supreme Court ruling that upheld a statute instituting compulsory sterilization of the unfit, including the mentally retarded, "for the protection and he...
Caleb Saleeby
Dr. Caleb Williams Saleeby (1878 – 9 December 1940) was a doctor, writer, and journalist in the United Kingdom known for his support of eugenics, the idea of taking active measures "aimed at imp...
Dr. Caleb Williams Saleeby (1878 – 9 December 1940) was a doctor, writer, and journalist in the United Kingdom known for his support of eugenics, the idea of taking active measures "aimed at imp...
Compulsory sterilization
Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced sterilization, programs are government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization.
Compulsory sterilization, also known as forced sterilization, programs are government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization.
Compulsory sterilization in Canada
Compulsory sterilization in Canada has a documented history in two Canadian provinces, Alberta and British Columbia, and has a broader history of application to the indigenous First Nations popu...
Compulsory sterilization in Canada has a documented history in two Canadian provinces, Alberta and British Columbia, and has a broader history of application to the indigenous First Nations popu...
Conformation show
Conformation shows, also referred to as breed shows, are a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs con...
Conformation shows, also referred to as breed shows, are a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs con...
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist.
David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist.
Dor Yeshorim
Dor Yeshorim, also called Committee for Prevention of Genetic Diseases, is an organization that offers genetic screening to members of the worldwide Jewish community.
Dor Yeshorim, also called Committee for Prevention of Genetic Diseases, is an organization that offers genetic screening to members of the worldwide Jewish community.
Dysgenics
Dysgenics is the study of factors producing the accumulation and perpetuation of defective or disadvantageous genes and traits in offspring of a particular population or species.
Dysgenics is the study of factors producing the accumulation and perpetuation of defective or disadvantageous genes and traits in offspring of a particular population or species.
Eugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to the manipulatio...
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to the manipulatio...
Eugenics Board of North Carolina
The Eugenics Board of North Carolina (EBNC) was an agency of the U.S. state of North Carolina created in 1933 after the state legislature authorized the practice of eugenics by state offic...
The Eugenics Board of North Carolina (EBNC) was an agency of the U.S. state of North Carolina created in 1933 after the state legislature authorized the practice of eugenics by state offic...
Eugenics in Japan
Eugenics in Japan has influenced political, public health and social movements in Japan since the late 19th and early 20th century.
Eugenics in Japan has influenced political, public health and social movements in Japan since the late 19th and early 20th century.
Eugenics in Singapore
Like other national governments before it, the Singaporean government has experimented with and implemented a number of eugenics and population control programmes in Singapore.
Like other national governments before it, the Singaporean government has experimented with and implemented a number of eugenics and population control programmes in Singapore.
Eugenics in the United States
Eugenics the social movement claiming to improve the genetic features of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization, based on the idea that it is possible to distinguish betw...
Eugenics the social movement claiming to improve the genetic features of human populations through selective breeding and sterilization, based on the idea that it is possible to distinguish betw...
Eugenics manifesto
Eugenics manifesto was the name given to an article supporting eugenics.
Eugenics manifesto was the name given to an article supporting eugenics.
Eugenics Record Office
The Eugenics Record Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York was a center for eugenics and human heredity research in the first half of the twentieth century.
The Eugenics Record Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York was a center for eugenics and human heredity research in the first half of the twentieth century.
Eugenics society
A eugenics society is a society formed to promote the idea of eugenics.
A eugenics society is a society formed to promote the idea of eugenics.
Euthenics
Euthenics deals with human improvement through altering external factors such as education and the controllable environment, including the prevention and removal of contagious disease and parasi...
Euthenics deals with human improvement through altering external factors such as education and the controllable environment, including the prevention and removal of contagious disease and parasi...
Fairview Training Center
The Fairview Training Center was a state-run facility for people with developmental disabilities in Salem, Oregon, United States.
The Fairview Training Center was a state-run facility for people with developmental disabilities in Salem, Oregon, United States.
Family planning in Singapore
Like other national governments before it, the Singaporean government has experimented with and implemented a number of eugenics and population control programmes in Singapore.
Like other national governments before it, the Singaporean government has experimented with and implemented a number of eugenics and population control programmes in Singapore.
Family studies in eugenics
The Jukes and the Kallikaks were pseudonyms for two families used as examples during the latter 19th century and early 20th century to argue that there was a genetic disposition toward ant...
The Jukes and the Kallikaks were pseudonyms for two families used as examples during the latter 19th century and early 20th century to argue that there was a genetic disposition toward ant...
Feeble-minded
The term feeble-minded was used from the late nineteenth century in Great Britain, Europe and the United States to refer to a specific type of "mental deficiency".
The term feeble-minded was used from the late nineteenth century in Great Britain, Europe and the United States to refer to a specific type of "mental deficiency".
Fertility and intelligence
Fertility and intelligence research investigates the relationship between fertility and intelligence.
Fertility and intelligence research investigates the relationship between fertility and intelligence.
Genetics and abortion
The genetics and abortion issue is an extension of the abortion debate and the disability rights movement.
The genetics and abortion issue is an extension of the abortion debate and the disability rights movement.
Heredity Commission
The Heredity Commission was a eugenic advisory group to the government of the United States of America during the early 20th century.
The Heredity Commission was a eugenic advisory group to the government of the United States of America during the early 20th century.
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics is a book by American eugenicist Charles Benedict Davenport, published in 1911.
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics is a book by American eugenicist Charles Benedict Davenport, published in 1911.
Heritability of IQ
The study of the heritability of IQ investigates the relative importance of genetics and environment for phenotypic variation in intelligence quotient in a population.
The study of the heritability of IQ investigates the relative importance of genetics and environment for phenotypic variation in intelligence quotient in a population.
Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira
Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira (born December 9, 1914 in Madrid, died June 9, 1933 in Madrid) was an activist for socialism and sexual revolution, born and raised by her mother as a model for t...
Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira (born December 9, 1914 in Madrid, died June 9, 1933 in Madrid) was an activist for socialism and sexual revolution, born and raised by her mother as a model for t...
History of the birth control movement in the United States
The birth control movement in the United States was social reform campaign, lasting three decades, to make contraception legal in America.
The birth control movement in the United States was social reform campaign, lasting three decades, to make contraception legal in America.
Homo Sapiens 1900
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a 1998 documentary directed by Peter Cohen, about various eugenics methods that were in practice in Europe during the first part of the 20th century.
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a 1998 documentary directed by Peter Cohen, about various eugenics methods that were in practice in Europe during the first part of the 20th century.
Human Betterment Foundation
The Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) was an American eugenics organization established in Pasadena, California in 1928 by E.S. Gosney with the aim "to foster and aid constructive and educationa...
The Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) was an American eugenics organization established in Pasadena, California in 1928 by E.S. Gosney with the aim "to foster and aid constructive and educationa...
Human Betterment League
The Human Betterment League was created in 1947 by hosiery king James G. Hanes and Alice Shelton Gray, as well as others.
The Human Betterment League was created in 1947 by hosiery king James G. Hanes and Alice Shelton Gray, as well as others.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 book by Francis Galton, in which he covers a variety of psychological phenomena and their subsequent measurement.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 book by Francis Galton, in which he covers a variety of psychological phenomena and their subsequent measurement.
International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics
The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE) was a prominent group in the promotion of eugenics and segregation, and the first publisher of Mankind Quart...
The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics (IAAEE) was a prominent group in the promotion of eugenics and segregation, and the first publisher of Mankind Quart...
International Eugenics Conference
Three International Eugenics Congresses took place between 1912 and 1932 and were the global venue for scientists, politicians, and social leaders to plan and discuss the application of programs...
Three International Eugenics Congresses took place between 1912 and 1932 and were the global venue for scientists, politicians, and social leaders to plan and discuss the application of programs...
Karl Binding
Karl Ludwig Lorenz Binding (April 6, 1841 – April 7, 1920) was a German jurist known as a promoter of the theory of retributive justice.
Karl Ludwig Lorenz Binding (April 6, 1841 – April 7, 1920) was a German jurist known as a promoter of the theory of retributive justice.
Liberal eugenics
Liberal eugenics is an ideology which advocates the use of reproductive and genetic technologies where the choice of enhancing human characteristics and capacities is left to the individual pre...
Liberal eugenics is an ideology which advocates the use of reproductive and genetic technologies where the choice of enhancing human characteristics and capacities is left to the individual pre...
Lucifer the Lightbearer
Lucifer the Lightbearer was an individualist-anarchist journal published by Moses Harman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lucifer the Lightbearer was an individualist-anarchist journal published by Moses Harman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Man, The Unknown
Man, The Unknown (L'Homme, cet inconnu) is a best-selling 1935 book by Alexis Carrel which advocated, in part, that mankind could better itself by following the guidance of an elite group of...
Man, The Unknown (L'Homme, cet inconnu) is a best-selling 1935 book by Alexis Carrel which advocated, in part, that mankind could better itself by following the guidance of an elite group of...
Moron (psychology)
Moron is a term once used in psychology to denote mild mental retardation.
Moron is a term once used in psychology to denote mild mental retardation.
National Security Study Memorandum 200
National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200) was completed on December 10, 1974 by the United Stat...
National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200) was completed on December 10, 1974 by the United Stat...
Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is an idea which asserts that atypical neurological development is a normal difference that is to be recognized and respected as any other biological variation.
Neurodiversity is an idea which asserts that atypical neurological development is a normal difference that is to be recognized and respected as any other biological variation.
Newgenics
Newgenics is the belief that people should not have any genetic altercation to any significant degree.
Newgenics is the belief that people should not have any genetic altercation to any significant degree.
North Carolina Eugenics Board
The North Carolina Eugenics Board operated from 1933 to 1977 as an experiment in eugenics, a type of genetic engineering once considered a legitimate way to keep welfare rolls small, stop pover...
The North Carolina Eugenics Board operated from 1933 to 1977 as an experiment in eugenics, a type of genetic engineering once considered a legitimate way to keep welfare rolls small, stop pover...
Oneida stirpiculture
Stirpiculture is a word coined by John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, to refer to eugenics, or the breeding of humans to achieve desired perfections within the species.
Stirpiculture is a word coined by John Humphrey Noyes, founder of the Oneida Community, to refer to eugenics, or the breeding of humans to achieve desired perfections within the species.
Pioneer Fund
The Pioneer Fund is an American non-profit foundation established in 1937 "to advance the scientific study of heredity and human differences."
The Pioneer Fund is an American non-profit foundation established in 1937 "to advance the scientific study of heredity and human differences."
Poe v. Lynchburg Training School and Hospital
Poe v. Lynchburg Training School and Hospital, Civ.
Poe v. Lynchburg Training School and Hospital, Civ.
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
In medicine and genetics pre-implantation genetic diagnosis refers to procedures that are performed on embryos prior to implantation, sometimes even on oocytes prior to fertilization.
In medicine and genetics pre-implantation genetic diagnosis refers to procedures that are performed on embryos prior to implantation, sometimes even on oocytes prior to fertilization.
Race and intelligence
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century.
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century.
Racial hygiene
Racial hygiene was a set of early twentieth century state sanctioned policies by which certain groups of individuals were allowed to procreate and others not, with the expressed purpose of promo...
Racial hygiene was a set of early twentieth century state sanctioned policies by which certain groups of individuals were allowed to procreate and others not, with the expressed purpose of promo...
Racial Hygiene Association of New South Wales
The Racial Hygiene Association of New South Wales was an Australian based association founded in 1926 by Lillie Goodisson and Ruby Rich of the Women's Reform League.
The Racial Hygiene Association of New South Wales was an Australian based association founded in 1926 by Lillie Goodisson and Ruby Rich of the Women's Reform League.
Racial Integrity Act of 1924
On March 20, 1924 the Virginia General Assembly (United States) passed two laws that had arisen out of contemporary concerns about eugenics and race: SB 219, entitled "The Racial Integrity Act" ...
On March 20, 1924 the Virginia General Assembly (United States) passed two laws that had arisen out of contemporary concerns about eugenics and race: SB 219, entitled "The Racial Integrity Act" ...
Racialism
Racialism is an emphasis on race or racial considerations.
Racialism is an emphasis on race or racial considerations.
Repository for Germinal Choice
The Repository for Germinal Choice (originally known as the Hermann J. Muller Repository for Germinal Choice) was a sperm bank that existed in Escondido, California from 1980 to 1999.
The Repository for Germinal Choice (originally known as the Hermann J. Muller Repository for Germinal Choice) was a sperm bank that existed in Escondido, California from 1980 to 1999.
Samuel George Morton
Samuel George Morton (1799–1851) was an American physician and natural scientist.
Samuel George Morton (1799–1851) was an American physician and natural scientist.
Scientific racism
Scientific racism is the use of scientific techniques and hypotheses to sanction the belief in racial superiority, inferiority or racism.
Scientific racism is the use of scientific techniques and hypotheses to sanction the belief in racial superiority, inferiority or racism.
Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta
In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the Sexual Sterilization Act.
In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the Sexual Sterilization Act.
Skinner v. Oklahoma
Skinner v. State of Oklahoma, ex.
Skinner v. State of Oklahoma, ex.
Slave breeding in the United States
Slave breeding in the United States were those practices of slave ownership that aimed to influence the reproduction of slaves in order to increase the wealth of slaveholders.
Slave breeding in the United States were those practices of slave ownership that aimed to influence the reproduction of slaves in order to increase the wealth of slaveholders.
Social purity movement
The social purity movement was a late nineteenth century social movement that sought to abolish prostitution and other sexual activities then considered immoral.
The social purity movement was a late nineteenth century social movement that sought to abolish prostitution and other sexual activities then considered immoral.
State racism
State racism is a concept used by French philosopher Michel Foucault to designate the reappropriation of the historical and political discourse of "race struggle", in the late seventeenth century.
State racism is a concept used by French philosopher Michel Foucault to designate the reappropriation of the historical and political discourse of "race struggle", in the late seventeenth century.
Statens institut för rasbiologi
Statens institut för rasbiologi was a Swedish governmental research institute founded in 1922 with the stated purpose of studying eugenics and human genetics.
Statens institut för rasbiologi was a Swedish governmental research institute founded in 1922 with the stated purpose of studying eugenics and human genetics.
The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve is a best-selling and controversial 1994 book by the Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein (deceased before the book was released) and political scientist Charles Murray.
The Bell Curve is a best-selling and controversial 1994 book by the Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein (deceased before the book was released) and political scientist Charles Murray.
The Blood of the Nation
The Blood of the Nation: A Study in the Decay of Races by the Survival of the Unfit was the title of a number of publications by the American eugenicist David Starr Jordan one time president...
The Blood of the Nation: A Study in the Decay of Races by the Survival of the Unfit was the title of a number of publications by the American eugenicist David Starr Jordan one time president...
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a book by R.A. Fisher first published in 1930 by Clarendon.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a book by R.A. Fisher first published in 1930 by Clarendon.
The Jukes family
The Jukes family was a New York hill family studied in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Jukes family was a New York hill family studied in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Kallikak Family
The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness was a 1912 book by the American psychologist and eugenicist Henry H. Goddard.
The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness was a 1912 book by the American psychologist and eugenicist Henry H. Goddard.
The Marching Morons
"The Marching Morons" is a science fiction story written by Cyril M. Kornbluth, originally published in Galaxy in April 1951.
"The Marching Morons" is a science fiction story written by Cyril M. Kornbluth, originally published in Galaxy in April 1951.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man, by Stephen Jay Gould, is a history and critique of the statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that “the social and ...
The Mismeasure of Man, by Stephen Jay Gould, is a history and critique of the statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that “the social and ...
The Passing of the Great Race
The Passing of The Great Race; or, The racial basis of European history was an influential book of scientific racism written by the American eugenicist, lawyer, and amateur anthropologist Ma...
The Passing of The Great Race; or, The racial basis of European history was an influential book of scientific racism written by the American eugenicist, lawyer, and amateur anthropologist Ma...
Thomas John Gerrard
Thomas John Gerrard (1871-1916) was an English priest.
Thomas John Gerrard (1871-1916) was an English priest.
Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded
The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded opened in 1910 as the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics near Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded opened in 1910 as the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics near Lynchburg, Virginia.
Wallace H. Kuralt. Sr.
Wallace Kuralt was an influential North Carolina government bureaucrat who served as Director of Public Welfare in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Wallace Kuralt was an influential North Carolina government bureaucrat who served as Director of Public Welfare in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Wallace Kuralt
Wallace Kuralt was an influential North Carolina government bureaucrat who spearheaded the implementation of eugenics policies in that state.
Wallace Kuralt was an influential North Carolina government bureaucrat who spearheaded the implementation of eugenics policies in that state.