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'''Harry H. Laughlin''' (1880-1943) was a sociologist and prominent eugenicist who worked towards enforcing compulsory sterilization of "unfit" Americans. | |||
== Early life == | |||
==Early life== | |||
Harry Hamilton Laughlin was born in Iowa in March 1880. He graduated from Truman State University and later earned a doctorate in cell biology from Princeton University, allowing him to become a teacher at a high school. | Harry Hamilton Laughlin was born in Iowa in March 1880. He graduated from Truman State University and later earned a doctorate in cell biology from Princeton University, allowing him to become a teacher at a high school. | ||
==Eugenics work== | == Eugenics work == | ||
Although Laughlin was able to become the headteacher of the high school where he worked, his interests turned to eugenics and he began to correspond with eugenicist [[Charles Davenport]], who invited him to join the [[Eugenics Record Office]]. Laughlin accepted and was made the managing director at the organization's research office in Long Island. He was a zealous supporter of the organization's goals and regularly gave lectures on them around the country. He also co-wrote a play, entitled ''a eugenical comedy in four acts'' for the enjoyment of the workers. In 1924 Laughlin gave an extensive testimony to Congress in support of the recent immigration act that forbid Asian immigrants from coming to the United States, citing the "excessive" insanity of Asian and South European immigrants. In 1927 Laughlin, who was at this point a member of the Eugenics Research Association, was involved in a study of US senator's heritage. When senator William Bruce refused to participate in the study, Laughlin wrote to his local newspaper to try and get information on Bruce's heritage. | Although Laughlin was able to become the headteacher of the high school where he worked, his interests turned to eugenics and he began to correspond with eugenicist [[Charles Davenport]], who invited him to join the [[Eugenics Record Office]]. Laughlin accepted and was made the managing director at the organization's research office in Long Island. He was a zealous supporter of the organization's goals and regularly gave lectures on them around the country. He also co-wrote a play, entitled ''a eugenical comedy in four acts'' for the enjoyment of the workers. In 1924 Laughlin gave an extensive testimony to Congress in support of the recent immigration act that forbid Asian immigrants from coming to the United States, citing the "excessive" insanity of Asian and South European immigrants. In 1927 Laughlin, who was at this point a member of the Eugenics Research Association, was involved in a study of US senator's heritage. When senator William Bruce refused to participate in the study, Laughlin wrote to his local newspaper to try and get information on Bruce's heritage. | ||