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In 1909 a eugenics law was passed in California allowing for state institutions to sterilize those deemed "unfit" or "feeble-minded". [12] The Asexualization Act authorized the involuntary sterilization of certain groups of people, including inmates of state hospitals, certain institutionalized people, life-sentenced prisoners, repeat offenders of certain sexual offenses, or simply repeat ...
Its original name as the American Eugenics Society lasted from 1922 to 1973, but the group changed their name after open use of the term "eugenics" became disfavored; it was known as the Society for the Study of Social Biology from 1973–2008, and the Society for Biodemography and Social Biology from 2008–2019.
The Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) was an American eugenics organization established in Pasadena, California in 1928 by E. S. Gosney and Rufus B. von KleinSmid, President of the University of Southern California, with the aim "to foster and aid constructive and educational forces for the protection and betterment of the human family in body ...
Eugenics Board of North Carolina; Eugenics in California; Eugenics Survey of Vermont; Franz Boas; International Federation of Eugenics Organizations; Poe v. Lynchburg Training School & Hospital (1981) Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942) Society for Biodemography and Social Biology; Sterilization law in the United States; Stump v. Sparkman (1978) The ...
Ezra Seymour Gosney (November 6, 1855 – September 14, 1942) was an American businessman and philanthropist who supported the practice of eugenics.In 1928 he founded the Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) in Pasadena, California, with the stated aim "to foster and aid constructive and educational forces for the protection and betterment of the human family in body, mind, character, and ...
The 12 candidates in the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees election include activists, former and current faculty and staff members, and incumbent trustees.
The sprawling Los Angeles Community College District extends across a 900-square-mile area of Los Angeles County, stretching from San Pedro to San Fernando and from Malibu to Monterey Park. Its ...
American Eugenics Society; Average Young American Male (1921) ... Eugenics Board of North Carolina; Eugenics in California;