The subject that is little discussed, but of vital importance, is Euthenics. While in Eugenics we have the combination of the words eu (well) and genos (born, or race depending on the context) forming Well-born, euthenics is Well-being. The title of the article that received the same name as the book used to compose it, by Ellen H. Richards, shows us that Euthenics does not exclude Eugenics, but complements it, says the author:
“Eugenics deals with race improvement through heredity. Euthenics deals with race improvement through environment. Eugenics is hygiene for the future generations. Euthenics is hygiene for the present generation. Eugenics must await careful investigation. Euthenics has immediate opportunity.” We can deduce from this quote that there was something in the sense of creating euthenically designed cities, which also includes eugenic thinking in their construction. This subject requires laborious research, given that the current system has tried to hide the bibliographies on this subject, although we have good material on this subject by Havelock Ellis, entitled “The Task of Social Hygiene”.
What confirms my thinking is precisely the work as a whole, but I will reproduce some quotes to confirm it once and for all:
“Euthenics is to be developed:
1. Through sanitary science.
2. Through education.
3. Through relating science and education to life.”
These quotes were taken from the first chapter, and the rest of the book deals precisely with the three points listed by the author, summarized as follows:
Sanitary science is that which aims to care not only for the cleanliness of the environment, but also for the city in which one lives. It goes further, postulating rules for environmental preservation, adequate nutrition, medical care for children in schools, and instruction for parents so that they give their children the correct treatment, which leads to the second postulate;
By educating children about what they can do through scientific knowledge to modify their environment in order to improve the quality of life of their respective communities, such as urban planning of the city, leading to the third point;
By relating scientific knowledge to its real application, which includes the area of financial management, which would be taught from an early age in school, which would also include acquiring the habit of living a healthy and “sustainable” life.
To conclude, it is necessary to mention some interesting facts that show us how the system acts in order to hide the truth from us. Ellen H. Richards was perhaps the creator of the ecofeminist movement, however, her book discussed here has nothing to do with current eco-socialism, nor even with the ecofeminism of our days. The author synthesized her scientific knowledge not to destroy eugenics but rather with the intention of complementing it, and she makes this clear at the beginning of her work. We can take the example of Havelock Ellis himself, a genius of psychology who studied sexual dynamics in a much broader and more brilliant way than Sigmund Freud, but of these two, who is remembered today? Regarding the author discussed here, in her probable last book, given that she died in 1911 and this one dates from 1910, she is never shown to today's students, but only the "right" side of the author, who was a pioneer in sanitary engineering in addition to having been a feminist, but only her feminist side is remembered. Another example is Corrado Gini, the Italian eugenicist who created the index that bears his name and whose objective was to measure economic inequalities in Fascist Italy. Well, this is a break in the narrative, because according to what they say, “Fascism was classist”; it was obviously not egalitarian, but it was much less stupid to propagate the idea that egalitarians attribute to Fascism. The system operates like this, it hides its merits and points to what suits it!
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Amazing and insightful work. Thank you for it!