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
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Carrie and Emma Buck, principal players in Buck v. Bell (1927)
Buck v. Bell
Eugenics Journal, popularizing eugenics and sterilization (1929)
The Sterilization Era
Louis Ritzhaupt, prominent sterilization advocate in Oklahoma responsible for legislation challenged by Jack Skinner(1935)
Skinner v. Oklahoma and WWII