British Eugenics Failure and Success

by Gallagher, Angela M.

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The historical narrative of eugenics often focuses on those eugenic societies and movements that ‘succeeded’ in part or in full in achieving a eugenic society. Less studied are those societies that failed, whether due to social backlash or internal incoherence. The British Eugenic Educational Society as the foundational point of eugenics, has therefore been overlooked as a result of it’s perceived lack of contribution to eugenic thought and its failure to pass eugenic legislation. Founded by Fr…

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The historical narrative of eugenics often focuses on those eugenic societies and movements that ‘succeeded’ in part or in full in achieving a eugenic society. Less studied are those societies that failed, whether due to social backlash or internal incoherence. The British Eugenic Educational Society as the foundational point of eugenics, has therefore been overlooked as a result of it’s perceived lack of contribution to eugenic thought and its failure to pass eugenic legislation. Founded by Francis Galton, the originator of the philosophy of eugenics, the British Eugenic Educational Society should have been successful given it’s reputation and the numerous scientific, political and literary luminaries attached to it. By examining the causes of its failure historians may be better able to understand why eugenics never ‘succeeded’ in the British Isles.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020

Thesis Information

  • Degree:M.A.
  • University:Duquesne University
  • Advisor/Supervisor:Simpson, Andrew T.;Mitcham, John C.
  • Pages:111

Publication Statements

  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020

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  • proquest:2411112188

Subjects

British -- History eng Eugenics European History Francis Galton History history of medicine Karl Pearson PDF public health

Writers

Gallagher, Angela M. Simpson, Andrew T.;Mitcham, John C.

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