author
C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby
1878–1940
A physician and prolific public writer, he tackled health, society, and reform in a brisk, accessible style. His work also reflects the early-20th-century eugenics movement, a major and troubling part of his public reputation.
2 Audiobooks
Woman and Womanhood: A Search for Principles
by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby
Parenthood and Race Culture: An Outline of Eugenics
by C. W. (Caleb Williams) Saleeby
About the author
Born in 1878, Caleb Williams Saleeby was an English physician, writer, and journalist who trained at the University of Edinburgh and went on to build a wide readership through books, lectures, and articles on medicine and public life.
He wrote on subjects ranging from health and motherhood to social policy, and during the First World War he served as an adviser to the British Minister of Food. He also argued for the creation of a Ministry of Health, showing how strongly he believed public policy should shape everyday well-being.
Saleeby is now remembered not only for his energetic popular writing but also for his support of eugenics, which formed a significant part of his public work. He died in 1940.