Category Archives: Social Theories

Eugenics

Posted on 1 November 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

 Excerpted from Eugenics and Public Health in American History  Martin S. Pernick, PhD American Journal of Public Health  Nov 1997 87:11 … Many eugenicists regarded disease as nature’s way of weeding out the unfit1. Charles Davenport, America’s foremost eugenic scientist, … Continue reading →

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Malthusianism

Posted on 1 November 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

A social theory discussed in the novel in connection with the purpose of the [[orphan trains]]. Text from Wikipedia, citations and some links intact. Malthusianism is a school of ideas derived from the political/economic thought of the Reverend Thomas Robert … Continue reading →

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Irish Immigration

Posted on 19 October 2015 by Sara Donati aka Rosina Lippi

From The History Place: “Throughout the Potato Famine years, nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States. Famine immigrants were the first big wave of poor refugees ever to arrive in the U.S. and Americans were simply overwhelmed. Upon … Continue reading →

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