Birth Control and Eugenics (Patreon)

Published:

2021-05-17 20:18:55

Imported:

2023-06

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Hello TimeGhost Army!
Due to some technical problems with Patreon, we're a bit late with the posting of today's B2W: Zeitgeist! episode. We apologize for that, now we're finally here!

This season, we look at two rising social trends which share many supporters: eugenics and birth control.

While not all advocates of birth control believe in the fictional science that is eugenics, nearly all eugenicists believe birth control to be a crucial tool in genetic engineering. In both instances the established power of the Church is intolerant to the rising social prominence of these practices. This is all perfectly embodied in a controversial court case between an activist and Catholic doctor that grabs the attention of Britain.

It is exactly stories like these that we try to bring to you at TimeGhost. While dates, names, troop movements, and maps are all very interesting, understanding a historical time period requires us to look at much less readily available information as well. The case covered in today's episode truly does capture the Zeitgeist, or TimeGhost, of the era.

What case studies do you think future historians will look to in order to understand the Zeitgeist of our era, and how this Zeitgeist affects our approach to human reproduction?

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The Birth Control Movement and Eugenics - A Curious Link | B2W: ZEITGEIST! I E.18 - Winter 1923

In the winter of 1923, a controversial activist takes a Catholic doctor to trial for libel. The proceedings capture a much bigger moment in the history of the interwar period: the controversial - but inherent - link between birth control and eugenics. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Subscribe to our World War Two series: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo... Like TimeGhost on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhost-16... Hosted by: Indy Neidell Written by: Francis van Berkel Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Research by: Francis van Berkel Image Research by: Daniel Weiss Edited by: Daniel Weiss Sound design: Marek Kamiński Colorizations: Daniel Weiss - https://www.facebook.com/TheYankeeCol... Sources: Library of Congress From the Noun Project: - Book by Setyo Ari Wibowo - Fact By Iconathon - objection By priyanka Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound - One More for the Road - Golden Age Radio - Rush of Blood - Reynard Seidel - London - Howard Harper-Barnes - British Royalty - Trailer Worx - Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen - It's Not a Game - Philip Ayers - Please Hear Me Out - Philip Ayers - Steps in Time - Golden Age Radio - Break Free - Fabien Tell Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com. A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.