Yale’s Dark Underbelly: The American Eugenics Society in the 1920s and 30s and Its Devastating Legacy of Racialized Reproductive Control

“The insidious shadow of eugenics extends beyond forced sterilizations of marginalized women; the eugenics movement propagated white supremacy and scientific racism, and eugenic ideas remain rooted in countless academic disciplines, including psychology, population science, reproductive health, and sociology. It is imperative to critically reflect on Yale’s role in the foundation of American eugenics and its devastating legacies of medical racism, distrust, and reproductive health inequities that carry on to this day.”