Beautiful Babies: Eugenic Display of the White Infant Body, 1854-1922

Baby shows and baby contests in the late nineteenth century United States, beginning as a form of entertainment at agricultural fairs, were co-opted in the early twentieth century as a public relations vehicle for the eugenics movement. This article connects this history of display of the infant bod...

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Main Author: Stroud, Irene (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2014
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 23-26
Further subjects:B Baptism
B Visual Culture
B Eugenics
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