Topic: Safe Counsel

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47: Killer Wasp
• 1:18:35 - 1:22:50

47: Killer Wasp

Safe Counsel and the History of Eugenics in 1920s America

Filmmaker David Hoffman discusses the 1923 book "Safe Counsel," which promoted eugenics and the sterilization of those deemed "inferior." The book advocated for "repairing" racial qualities to ensure the highest quality of children. A film clip from the era illustrates how families were pressured into sterilization to prevent the passing of "feeble-minded" or "congenital" traits.