The American Eugenics Movement:
Balancing Social Responsibilities and Individual Rights
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Thesis
Historical Context
Eugenics as a Science
Eugenics as a Movement
The Feebleminded Phenomenon and the Sterilization Solution
The Supreme Court
Buck v. Bell
The Sterilization Era
Skinner v. Oklahoma and WWII
Modern Eugenics
Reemergence of Eugenics
Eugenics In The 21st Century
Conclusion
Interviews
Process Paper
Annotated Bibliography
Eugenics Chart, showing the movement's root in Mendelian heredity (1913)
Eugenics as a Science
Eugenics Health Exhibit, establishing eugenics in society at the Kansas State Fair (1929)
Eugenics as a Movement
The Triangle of Life, illustrating dysgenic traits such as feeblemindedness (1929)
The Feebleminded Phenomenon and Sterilization Solution