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Eugenics in California URL: http://www.csus.edu/cshpe/eugenics/ Description: "Convinced that ideas of better breeding and genetic selection were central to settling the Pacific West, many European American migrants [in the early 20th century] ... supported practices such as involuntary sterilization, immigration restriction, and racially-biased IQ testing." This site provides links to information about eugenics in California and the U.S. and the relation of eugenics to contemporary genomics. From the Center for Science, History, Policy, and Ethics at California State University Sacramento. LII Topics: California: History, Ethics, General Resources, Scientific Publisher: California State University Sacramento Extra Keywords Charles Matthias Goethe Library of Congress Subject Headings: Civil rights -- California Eugenics Involuntary sterilization LII Database Information: Record 19446 created by Maria Brandt on 10/24/2005 Last modification on 10/26/2005 Published: 10/26/2005 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19446 |
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