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International Eugenics Congress (1st : 1912 : London)
A record of a major 1912 London meeting that brought together leading supporters of the early eugenics movement. It captures the language, ambitions, and assumptions behind ideas that later helped justify harmful policies in several countries.
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Abstracts of Papers Read at the First International Eugenics Congress University of London, July, 1912
by International Eugenics Congress (1st : 1912 : London)
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This entry refers not to an individual author but to a corporate author: the First International Eugenics Congress, held in London in July 1912. The congress was organized by the Eugenics Education Society and its proceedings were published soon afterward, preserving papers, discussions, and program material from the event.
Historically, the congress is important because it shows how eugenics was presented as an international scientific and social project in the early twentieth century. Figures associated with the meeting included Major Leonard Darwin, who played a leading organizational role. Today, these volumes are mainly read as primary sources for understanding the history of eugenics and the damaging influence the movement went on to have.
Because this is an organization/event rather than a person, there is no single author portrait to use here.