Eugenics society
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A '''eugenics society''' was a [[society]] formed to promote the idea of [[eugenics]]. In particular, the two best-known were the [[British Eugenics Society]] and the [[American Eugenics Society]], though smaller ones were also at universities such as the [[Cambridge Eugenics Society]]. Many prominent people were members of these societies, though with the discrediting of the idea of eugenics, most of them disbanded or at least shrunk in size.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
Such societies generally worked to lobby for eugenic policies or to fund eugenics research projects or publications. The [[Human Betterment Foundation]] in [[Pasadena, California]], for example, distributed materials on [[compulsory sterilization]] in the state, with the hope of encouraging other states and countries to adopt similar laws.
== External links ==
* http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/exhibits/treasures/aes.htm
* http://www.eugenics-watch.com/
* http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/html/eugenics/essay6text.html
[[Category:Eugenics]]
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