British Eugenics Society

The British Eugenics Society, founded in 1912, was an organization that promoted the idea of improving human traits through selective breeding and other measures, inspired by eugenics. It aimed to encourage practices believed to enhance the genetic quality of the population, often emphasizing prevention of hereditary diseases and traits considered undesirable. The society's ideas reflected the scientific and social attitudes of its time but have since been widely discredited due to their association with unethical practices and discriminatory ideologies, including forced sterilizations and racist policies.