Stories
- Article
Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
- Article
Intelligence testing, race and eugenics
Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.
- Article
The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
- Article
Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Eugenics Society'/'IPPF and Eugenics'
Date: 1956Reference: PP/CPB/B.18/1Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Eugenics Society'/'IPPF and Eugenics'
Date: 1963Reference: PP/CPB/B.18/5Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Eugenics Society'/'IPPF and Eugenics'
Date: 1964Reference: PP/CPB/B.18/6Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Eugenics Society'/'IPPF and Eugenics'
Date: 1965-1969Reference: PP/CPB/B.18/7Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Eugenics Society'/'IPPF and Eugenics'
Date: Jul-Dec 1957Reference: PP/CPB/B.18/3Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)