which tbh is kind of making me want to find the Kallikak Family to understand what was expected by "adult morals". obv by 1918 it meant (very decidedly) upper-middle class WASP knowledge and beliefs, but what was on those original tests given to the institution's inmates.
mm-hmm. by the Ann Cooper Hewitt case, the eugenics has changed from "fit to pass on her genes" to "fit to be a parent". quote from an interview describing the shift: forget about heredity, these people will be unable to care for their children, so best to not let them have any.