Harry Laughlin

Harry Laughlin was a prominent figure in the eugenics movement in the United States. He was the director of the Eugenics Record Office, a research organization that aimed to improve the human race through selective breeding. Laughlin was a strong advocate for forced sterilization and was involved in the development of laws and policies that allowed for the forced sterilization of people deemed 'unfit' or 'feeble-minded'. He was also a prolific writer and published several papers on eugenics and sterilization. Laughlin's work had a significant impact on the development of eugenics policies in the United States and around the world.