Professor Robert Rydell of Montana State University examines the history of eugenics in early 20th century America. Eugenics is a science that advocates improving the hereditary qualities of a race through controlled mating. Professor Rydell talks about some of the eugenics studies and experiments that took place in the U.S., as well as eugenics-based forced sterilization laws passed by several states that targeted the "feebleminded."