An excerpt from a journal article about the progress of eugenics in the United States, 1911.

This article, “The Progress of Eugenics” by James A. Field, was published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in November 1911. In the selected excerpt, Field analyzes biological justifications for eugenics.

Citation Information
Field, James Alfred, excerpt from “The progress of eugenics,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/f5442d65a314d15e0b3c0fbe02c4ddac.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Harvard University via HathiTrust.

Tips for Students

For this source, consider:

  • the author's point of view
  • the author's purpose
  • historical context
  • audience