Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene
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Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene
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The Connecticut Society of Social Hygiene was founded in 1911 to "limit the spread of social disease." Through public education efforts, legislative reform, and other methods, the Society attempted to use eugenics to raise public awareness and influence public policy. Losing influence during World War I, in 1920 they reincorporated as the Connecticut Social Hygiene Association, Inc., a branch of the American Social Hygiene Association. Dr. Thomas N. Hepburn, father of actress Katharine Hepburn,
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2022-01-21T19:31:22Z
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