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Modernist Aesthetic in the Case of Lord Alfred Douglas and Marie Carmichael Stopes
33 The Poetry That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Modernist Aesthetic in the Case of Lord Alfred Douglas and Marie Carmichael Stopes Christina Hauck Kansas State University An improbable friendship sprang up in 1938 when one “Mrs Carmi- chael,” representing herself as a young mother, wrote Lord Alfred Douglas to show him a sonnet and ask his advice about publishing it. Little realizing that he was entering into correspondence with the notorious birth control advocate, Marie Carmichael Stopes, the staunchly Catholic Douglas wrote back kindly, calling Mrs. Carmichael a “pleasant poet” and lamenting his own difficulties publishing (Hall 282). If Douglas didn’t understand quite whom he was writing to, Stopes herself, rabidly homophobic and anti-Catholic, must have: Douglas’s claim to fame lay less in his poetry, whose quality critics debated fiercely when they bothered to read it at all, but in his having been a central actor in the events leading up to Oscar Wilde’s trial and imprisonment.1 By the time the correspondence had be- gun, Douglas had long converted to Catholicism and was admitting only to limited homosexual activities over a limited period, with Wilde or any- one else; Stopes apparently believed him.2 After several months, Stopes revealed her “true” identity. Douglas, understandably, was nervous. In a letter to George Bernard Shaw, he writes: I am fated to make friends with my enemies. For the last three months I have been corresponding with a lady who wrote about my poetry and poetry in general. She expressed great admira- tion for me as a poet. -
EUGENICS, HUMAN GENETICS and HUMAN FAILINGS the Eugenics Society, Its Sources and Its Critics in Britain Pauline M.H.Mazumdar
EUGENICS, HUMAN GENETICS AND HUMAN FAILINGS The Eugenics Society, its sources and its critics in Britain Pauline M.H.Mazumdar London and New York 1992 CONTENTS List of illustrations vii Preface x INTRODUCTION 1 1 THE EUGENICS EDUCATION SOCIETY: THE TRADITION, THE 5 SETTING AND THE PROGRAMME 2 THE AGE OF PEDIGREES: THE METHODOLOGY OF EUGENICS, 40 1900–20 3 IDEOLOGY AND METHOD: R.A.FISHER AND RESEARCH IN 69 EUGENICS 4 THE ATTACK FROM THE LEFT: MARXISM AND THE NEW 106 MATHEMATICAL TECHN JQUES 5 HUMAN GENETICS AND THE EUGENICS PROBLEMATIC 142 EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION 184 Notes 193 Bibliography 232 Frontispiece Pedigree of the Wedgwood-Darwin-Galton family, the model family of the eugenics movement EUGENICS, HUMAN GENETICS AND HUMAN FAILINGS What is the history of the British eugeriics movement? Why should it be of interest to how scientists work today? This outstanding study follows the history of the eugeriics movements from its roots to its heyday as the source of a science of human genetics. The primary contributions of the book are fourfold. First, it points to nineteenth-century social reform as contributing to the later eugenics movement. Second, it is based upon important archival material newly available to researchers. This material gives the reader an insight into the inner councils of the Society that could not have been obtained by relying upon published sources alone. Third, it treats the statistical methods involved in human genetics historically, in a way that allows the reader to follow their development and tie them to their context within the eugenics movement. -
Genetics Society News
July 2008 . ISSUE 59 GENETICS SOCIETY NEWS www.genetics.org.uk IN THIS ISSUE Genetics Society News is edited by Steve Russell. Items for future issues should be sent to Steve Russell, preferably by email to • Genetics Society Epigenetics Meeting [email protected], or hard copy to Department of Genetics, • Genetics Society Sponsored Meetings University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH. The Newsletter is published twice a year, with copy dates of 1st June and • Travel, Fieldwork and Studentship Reports 26th November. • John Evans: an Appreciation Cocoons of the parasitoid wasp Cotesia vestalis on cabbage leaf in Taiwan. From the • Twelve Galton Lectures fieldwork report by Jetske G. de Boer on page 36. • My Favourite Paper A WORD FROM THE EDITOR A word from the editor ow soon until the $1000 based on the results of tests we genome is actually with barely understand! Here in the Hus and individual UK there is currently a sequencing is widespread? The moratorium, adhered to by publication of increasing most insurers, on the use of numbers of individual human genetic testing information for genome sequences suggests assessing life insurance that we should start to consider applications. It is important some of the implications that this remains in place and associated with the availability its effectiveness is reviewed of personal genetic well before the current information. In this issue we moratorium expires in 2011. present two articles reflecting The Human Genetics on his issue: a report from a Commission Genetics Society sponsored (http://www.hgc.gov.uk) meeting recently held in monitor issues relating to Cambridge organised by The genetic discrimination in the Triple Helix, an international UK and are a point of contact undergraduate organisation, as for those with any concerns in the Millennium Technology Prize. -
Australian Antarctic Magazine
AusTRALIAN MAGAZINE ISSUE 23 2012 7317 AusTRALIAN ANTARCTIC ISSUE 2012 MAGAZINE 23 The Australian Antarctic Division, a Division of the Department for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, leads Australia’s CONTENTS Antarctic program and seeks to advance Australia’s Antarctic interests in pursuit of its vision of having PROFILE ‘Antarctica valued, protected and understood’. It does Charting the seas of science 1 this by managing Australian government activity in Antarctica, providing transport and logistic support to SEA ICE VOYAGE Australia’s Antarctic research program, maintaining four Antarctic science in the spring sea ice zone 4 permanent Australian research stations, and conducting scientific research programs both on land and in the Sea ice sky-lab 5 Southern Ocean. Search for sea ice algae reveals hidden Antarctic icescape 6 Australia’s four Antarctic goals are: Twenty metres under the sea ice 8 • To maintain the Antarctic Treaty System and enhance Australia’s influence in it; Pumping krill into research 9 • To protect the Antarctic environment; Rhythm of Antarctic life 10 • To understand the role of Antarctica in the global SCIENCE climate system; and A brave new world as Macquarie Island moves towards recovery 12 • To undertake scientific work of practical, economic and national significance. Listening to the blues 14 Australian Antarctic Magazine seeks to inform the Bugs, soils and rocks in the Prince Charles Mountains 16 Australian and international Antarctic community Antarctic bottom water disappearing 18 about the activities of the Australian Antarctic Antarctic bioregions enhance conservation planning 19 program. Opinions expressed in Australian Antarctic Magazine do not necessarily represent the position of Antarctic ice clouds 20 the Australian Government. -
The Palaeontology Newsletter
The Palaeontology Newsletter Contents 90 Editorial 2 Association Business 3 Association Meetings 11 News 14 From our correspondents Legends of Rock: Marie Stopes 22 Behind the scenes at the Museum 25 Kinds of Blue 29 R: Statistical tests Part 3 36 Rock Fossils 45 Adopt-A-Fossil 48 Ethics in Palaeontology 52 FossilBlitz 54 The Iguanodon Restaurant 56 Future meetings of other bodies 59 Meeting Reports 64 Obituary: David M. Raup 79 Grant and Bursary Reports 81 Book Reviews 103 Careering off course! 111 Palaeontology vol 58 parts 5 & 6 113–115 Papers in Palaeontology vol 1 parts 3 & 4 116 Virtual Palaeontology issues 4 & 5 117–118 Annual Meeting supplement >120 Reminder: The deadline for copy for Issue no. 91 is 8th February 2016. On the Web: <http://www.palass.org/> ISSN: 0954-9900 Newsletter 90 2 Editorial I watched the press conference for the publication on the new hominin, Homo naledi, with rising incredulity. The pomp and ceremony! The emotion! I wondered why all of these people were so invested just because it was a new fossil species of something related to us in the very recent past. What about all of the other new fossil species that are discovered every day? I can’t imagine an international media frenzy, led by deans and vice chancellors amidst a backdrop of flags and flashbulbs, over a new species of ammonite. Most other fossil discoveries and publications of taxonomy are not met with such fanfare. The Annual Meeting is a time for sharing these discoveries, many of which will not bring the scientists involved international fame, but will advance our science and push the boundaries of our knowledge and understanding. -
Australian Eugenics from 1900 to 1961
AUSTRALIAN EUGENICS FROM 1900 TO 1961 Nina N. Lemieux TC 660H Plan II Honors Program The University of Texas at Austin Dec 1, 2017 Megan Raby, Ph.D. Department of History Supervising Professor George Christian, Ph.D. Department of English Second Reader Abstract Page/Info Author: Nina Lemieux Title: Australian Eugenics from 1900 To 1961 Supervising Professor: Professor Megan Raby, PhD In the first half of the 20th century, colonialism spread the eugenic movement to every inhabited continent. When eugenic ideology declined in the wake of World War II, only the American and German eugenics movements were studied and publicized extensively - the attitudes and policies of countries like Australia were forgotten or even actively buried. This thesis delves into how the eugenics movement specifically manifested in Australia, from who advocated for it to what kind of legislation was proposed, and examines why Australian eugenics presented differently from Britain and other British colonies Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge a number of advisors and friends for their help in completing this thesis. First, I’d like to thank Professor Megan Raby, who took on this project with me even though I lacked the typical history background requisite for such a large project. Professor Raby provided many suggestions that guided this thesis in its final direction. I would have been lost without her guidance and her patience has been so appreciated. I would also thank to thank Professor George Christian, my second reader, who has been the greatest fan of my life since I’ve arrived at The University of Texas. Professor Wetlauffer, if you are reading this, please present him the Chad Oliver Teaching Award because he embodies exactly what I came to UT to find. -
The Story of Margaret Sanger
Protecting the Unprotected: The Story of Margaret Sanger Anushka Arun and Emily Stuart Junior Division Group Documentary Process Paper: 499 words Documentary Links This History Day documentary is available to view online through the following link or links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19OwU16vmjshLpvW1P _xr8pzPm2SoejC7/view?usp=sharing As we began searching for our National History Day project, we were immediately drawn to women’s rights. After considering several events that broke barriers, we realized that the birth control pill was the most compelling of all the stories. However, as we researched more about this, we discovered the “mother of birth control,” Margaret Sanger. We debated on whether to focus on the pill or the person, until we realized that Sanger herself broke more than just the barrier of contraception. She also advocated for women’s rights throughout her life, motivated by her difficult childhood. We were fascinated by her work, and almost immediately convinced that she was a fantastic representation of the theme. We launched into our research with a trip to the University of Washington Suzzallo and Allen Libraries, which provided an excellent base for our project. There were many challenges that we faced as we learned more about Margaret Sanger. First, birth control itself was a very controversial topic, so paired with Sanger’s controversial past, such as her involvement in the Eugenics Movement, it was incredibly difficult to work through. We tried our hardest to keep the documentary completely accurate and reasonably unbiased, while giving her credit for her achievements. Second, while reading Sanger’s work, we encountered some mature content which was difficult to avoid without taking away from her legacy. -
Numbers in Italic Refer to Figures, Numbers in Bold Refer to Tables
Index Numbers in italic refer to figures, numbers in bold refer to tables acetate peel technique 219, 243, 251 British Antarctic Survey, collaboration with Sheffield Alethopteris decurrens 70, 71,121 Palynology School 265,266 Alethopteris lonchitica Sternberg 43, 44 British Association for the Advancement of Science Alps, Venetian, work of Baron Achille de Zigno 87-88, meetings 91 1870 Liveqgool 114 Andersson, J.G. (1874-1960) 294, 296 1887 Manchester 234, 236 angiosperms 1889 Newcastle upon Tyne 155 work of Marie Stopes 130-131 1904 Cambridge 209 see also dicotyledons work of Arthur Raistrick 164 Annularia 9 British Museum (Natural History) collections, Antarctica, discovery of Glossopteris 129, 156 Williamson 150, 251 Aptian, permineralized wood 130-131 Brongniart, Adolphe (1801-76) 32, 42, 53, 55, 59, 114, Araucarioxylon arizonicum 98 116 Arber, Edward Alexander Newell (1870-1918) 149, Histoire des v~g~taux fossiles 53-59 209 Brookes, Richard (c. 1750) 10, 11 Argentina 281-289, 283 Natural History 7, 8, 11 Argentine scientists 288-289 Brora, Sutherland, fossil collection of Hugh Miller 69, C6rdoba University 285 73-74 early naturalist-explorers 281-284 Buckland, Dean William (1784-1856) 20, 49 Germanic School of Sciences 284-287 Buckland, Mary see Morland, Mary gold rush 289 Burdiehouse, limestone 70 Arizona Territory, fossil forests 96--98, 100-101 Burmeister, Hennann (1807-92) 284, 285 Artisia 47 Butterworth, John 140, 142 Ashmolean Museum 7, 8 Buxus balearica 29 Asteria 8 Asterophyllites equisetiformis 42, 43, 154 Calamites 51, -
OO3BE] 4 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA Ef DE MEXICO
OO3BE] 4 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA ef DE MEXICO , FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DIVISION DE ESTUDIOS DE POSGRADO ALGUNOS ASPECTOS DE LA ESTERILIZACION EUGENETICA EN CALIFORNIA, DE 1900 a 1929. T E S I S QUE PARA OBTENER EL GRADO ACADEMICO DE MAESTRA EN CIENCIAS (BIOLOGIA) P R E $ E N T OA BIOL. MA. ALICIA VILLELA GONZALEZ DIRECTORA DE TESIS: DRA. EDNA SUAREZ DIAZ — MEXICO, D, F, 4999 TESIS CON | yan ALLA DE ORIGEN , UNAM – Dirección General de Bibliotecas Tesis Digitales Restricciones de uso DERECHOS RESERVADOS © PROHIBIDA SU REPRODUCCIÓN TOTAL O PARCIAL Todo el material contenido en esta tesis esta protegido por la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (LFDA) de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (México). El uso de imágenes, fragmentos de videos, y demás material que sea objeto de protección de los derechos de autor, será exclusivamente para fines educativos e informativos y deberá citar la fuente donde la obtuvo mencionando el autor o autores. Cualquier uso distinto como el lucro, reproducción, edición o modificación, será perseguido y sancionado por el respectivo titular de los Derechos de Autor. INDICE Agradecimientos Introduccion =p 1 Capitulo 1 1.1 La eugenesia como objeto de estudio de la historia p.8 1.2 La perspectiva de este trabajo p.17 2.0 Origenes de la eugenesia Introduccié6n p.20 2.1 Creacion del Banco Antropométrico p.22 2.1 Biometristas darwinianos p.29 2 3 El movimiento de eugenesia en los Estados Unidos p.31 2.3 1 Principales Lideres del movimiento de eugenesia en los Estados Unidos. Charles Davenport p 32 2.3.2. -
Paleontology in Ecology and Conservation
Springer Earth System Sciences Paleontology in Ecology and Conservation Bearbeitet von Julien Louys 1. Auflage 2012. Buch. x, 274 S. Hardcover ISBN 978 3 642 25037 8 Format (B x L): 15,5 x 23,5 cm Gewicht: 590 g Weitere Fachgebiete > Geologie, Geographie, Klima, Umwelt > Geologie und Nachbarwissenschaften > Paläontologie, Taphonomie Zu Inhaltsverzeichnis schnell und portofrei erhältlich bei Die Online-Fachbuchhandlung beck-shop.de ist spezialisiert auf Fachbücher, insbesondere Recht, Steuern und Wirtschaft. Im Sortiment finden Sie alle Medien (Bücher, Zeitschriften, CDs, eBooks, etc.) aller Verlage. Ergänzt wird das Programm durch Services wie Neuerscheinungsdienst oder Zusammenstellungen von Büchern zu Sonderpreisen. Der Shop führt mehr als 8 Millionen Produkte. Chapter 2 Paleontology and Ecology: Their Common Origins and Later Split David M. Wilkinson ‘Why run the Earth and life sciences together? I would ask, why have they been torn apart by the ruthless dissection of science into separate and blinkered disciplines.’ James Lovelock (1995) Abstract Today paleontology and ecology exist as separate disciplines, however for much of the history of research on these topics that was not the case. The splitting of ‘science’ into multiple discrete disciplines is mainly a product of the nineteenth century – when both paleontology and ecology acquired their names. To provide a historical background to the interrelationship between these two areas I consider four illustrative figures from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth century and discuss the extent to which these two areas of science interacted in their attempts to understand the world. I suggest that the rise of Earth Systems Science in the final few decades of the twentieth century shows one way of returning to a less compartmentalized approach to studying the Earth and illustrates the advantages to be gained from breaking down the boundaries between traditional late nineteenth and twentieth century scientific disciplines. -
Compare the Ways in Which the Science and Practice of Eugenics Were Presented to the British Public Between 1907-1912 and 1937-1942
200615298 HPSC3601: HPS Dissertation - Long May 2014 Compare the ways in which the science and practice of eugenics were presented to the British public between 1907-1912 and 1937-1942. Student ID: 200615298 Word Count: 11,976 1 200615298 HPSC3601: HPS Dissertation - Long May 2014 0. Introduction 1. Historical Background 2. An original analysis of The Eugenics Review 3. An examination of four categories 4. Explaining eugenics to the British public 4.1. The inner circle: The Eugenics Review 4.2. Expanding the circle: leaflets 4.3. Heredity in Man: a film for all 5. The big change in eugenics 5.1. Eugenics as a solution to social problems 5.2. A move towards birth control 5.3. Focusing on population problems 6. Conclusion Bibliography 2 200615298 HPSC3601: HPS Dissertation - Long May 2014 0. Introduction 'Eugenics' is a term with powerful and emotive connotations. It conjures nightmarish images of genocide, the murder of over six million innocent citizens and sterilization of a further 400,000. It has become synonymous with Hitler's race hygiene which aimed to create the perfect race though the extermination of 'undesirable' groups such as the disabled, homosexuals and, in particular, Jews. The history of eugenics, however, is far more complex than this well-known account. This essay will explore the ways in which the British movement considered and presented eugenics. Eugenic-type ideas emerged in Britain from as early as the mid-19th Century as a result of increasing concerns about the fitness of the population and decline in birth rate. The publication of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection in 1859 fuelled the idea that human selection and manipulation could be used to improve the population.1 The real starting point of eugenics is often attributed to Francis Galton who was a cousin of Darwin. -
Newsletter June 2008
ISSN 1359-9321 The Galton Institute NEWSLETTER Galtonia candicans Issue Number 67 June 2008 EDITORIAL wife, Julia Bodmer, and Rose Payne, Contents which contributed to the discovery of the HLA system. In 1970 he left his Profes- Presidency of sorship of Genetics at the Stanford The Galton Institute Medical School to become Oxford’s The Galton Institute, Professor of Genetics. He was elected New President 1 At the end of six active years as FRS in 1974 and in 1979 moved to President of the Galton Institute, London as Director of Research at the Conference 2008 2 for which, in acknowledging his Imperial Cancer Research Fund Labora- constant concern, we can here tories, becoming the first Director- General of the Fund in 1991. Retiring in Medicine may change warmly express sincere gratitude, 1996, he returned to Oxford as Principal our genes 4 Professor Steve Jones of Hertford College. Since the end of his has been succeeded by Professor tenure as Principal he has continued as Sir Walter Bodmer, on whom head of the Cancer and Immunogenetics The Human Genome 5 Anthony Edwards has provided Laboratory at the Weatherall Institute of the following note. Molecular Medicine, with a special Report of Innovation interest in cancer genetics, particularly and Evolution workshop 9 colorectal cancer. Sir Walter Bodmer, who gave the 2008 Galton Lecture Population genetics Knighted in 1986 for services to Genetic Testing: and the concept of individuality, became science, Sir Walter is a Foreign Associ- Uses and Limitation 10 a Fellow of the Eugenics Society in 1961 ate of the US National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of more than and served on the Council from 1971 to The Powers of Natural 1974.