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On The Origin of Species Published
Sir Francis Galton's cousin, Charles Darwin, publishes his book which gives Galton the inspiration to pursue eugenics in humans -
Francis Galton Coined Term "Eugenics"
Galton wrote his book "Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development" which encouraged positive eugenics- exclusive breeding of the higher class -
First Compulsory Sterilization Law in U.S.
Indiana becomes first state to pass a compulsory sterilization law, mainly aimed at the mentally ill or "intellectually disabled" -
First International Eugenics Congress
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Fitter Family Contests
Starting in Kansas at a state fair and influenced by "Better Baby" contests, these contests promoted attractiveness and overall health of a family, and mainly their ability to produce healthy offspring. -
Second Internation Eugenics Congress
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Buck v. Bell
The Supreme Court upheld a Virginia law that allowed compulsory sterilization -
Third International Eugenics Congress
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WWII
Nazis adopted Eugenics Ideology -
Skinner v Oklahoma
Deemed forced sterilization unconstitutional when not a consistent punishment for the same crime