HIST 2800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nellie Mcclung, Emily Murphy, Western Family Foods
15 Nov 2017
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Main point: children in the 20th century were of pivotal importance to western governments. It was believed that science held the key to creating better childhoods, thus ensuring that they would grow up to be productive and loyal citizens. By the 20th century, there was an abiding belief that children were the most valuable asset aby state had: the represent the future. More than ever before, it was the responsibility of the state to ensure a proper childhood for all children. Replying less on philanthropy, western governments created policies towards children which were increasingly dependent upon scientific research. Aimed at improving the genetic quality of the human population: a lot of youth were wiped out during the world wars, deemed fit and unfit . If fit, you were pushed to reproduced and have a large family. If unfit, you were forced into sterilization in order to stop the reproduction of. Became popular following the aftermath of the first world war.
