HIST 2800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nellie Mcclung, Emily Murphy, Western Family Foods
17 May 2017
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The belief that science held the key to a better childhood for children was at its height during the first half of the 20th century. Aimed at "improving" the genetic quality of the human population. Became popular following the aftermath of the first world war. Support the field did(cid:374)"t (cid:272)ollapse u(cid:374)til followi(cid:374)g the after(cid:373)ath of the se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d world war where the pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e linked to nazi atrocities. In canada, the movement was supported by suffragettes, emily murphy and nellie mcclung. Their support to sterilization was vital to the passing of eugenics legislation alberta: heavily aimed at first nation groups and immigrant populations. Psychologists conducted and promoted a particular model of the western family- the normal family- an idealized and largely unattainable goal. In creating the normal family, psychologists created a normalized ideal which was meant to consolidate the diversity of family life.
