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| | name = Ruth Darwin | |||
| | birth_date = 20 August 1883 | |||
| | death_date = 15 October 1972 | |||
| | nationality = ] | |||
| | known_for = ] activism | |||
| | boards = ] | |||
| | spouse = {{marriage|] |1948}} | |||
| | family = ] | |||
| | awards = ] (1938) | |||
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| '''Ruth Frances Darwin''' ] (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972)<ref name="Burke's Landed Gentry"/> was Commissioner of the ]<ref name="Who's Who" /> and an advocate of ]. | '''Ruth Frances Darwin''' ] (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972)<ref name="Burke's Landed Gentry"/> was Commissioner of the ]<ref name="Who's Who" /> and an advocate of ]. | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Darwin was appointed to the Board of Control, as an unpaid member, in 1921, replacing ].<ref name="Appointment">The Times, Tuesday, Apr 19, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42698; col F</ref> She retired from the Board of Control in 1949.<ref name="Retirement" /> | |||
| In 1929, with money from the estate of her father who had died in 1928, she founded the Darwin Trust<ref>Not to be confused with the modern-day ]</ref> to foster research into "mental defect, disease or disorder".<ref name="Kevles1985" /> | In 1929, with money from the estate of her father who had died in 1928, she founded the Darwin Trust<ref>Not to be confused with the modern-day ]</ref> to foster research into "mental defect, disease or disorder".<ref name="Kevles1985" /> | ||
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| == Family connections == | == Family connections == | ||
| Darwin was the middle child and elder daughter of ], through whom she was a granddaughter of the naturalist ] (she was born a year after Charles's death in 1882). Her mother, The Hon. ] (1854–1946), was the daughter of ]. Her younger sister ], later became Lady Barlow after marrying ], while her elder brother ] was killed during the ] in 1915<ref name="Erasmus Darwin CWGC" /> | |||
| In 1948, she married the Welsh psychiatrist ], who was a colleague of hers on the Board of Control.<ref name="Rees-Thomas Who's Who" /> |
In 1948, she married the Welsh psychiatrist ], who was a colleague of hers on the Board of Control.<ref name="Rees-Thomas Who's Who" /> She died in 1972, predeceasing her husband.<ref name="Death" /> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Ruth Darwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1883 |
| Died | 15 October 1972 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Eugenics activism |
| Board member of | Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency |
| Spouse |
William Rees-Thomas (m. 1948) |
| Family | Darwin–Wedgwood family |
| Awards | CBE (1938) |
Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972) was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of eugenics.
Career
Darwin was appointed to the Board of Control, as an unpaid member, in 1921, replacing Ellen Pinsent. She retired from the Board of Control in 1949.
In 1929, with money from the estate of her father who had died in 1928, she founded the Darwin Trust to foster research into "mental defect, disease or disorder".
In 1932 she was appointed to the Brock Committee (a Parliamentary committee chaired by Sir Laurence Brock) that produced the Brock Report that called for the forced sterilisation of "mental defectives".
She was awarded the CBE in 1938.
Family connections
Darwin was the middle child and elder daughter of Sir Horace Darwin, through whom she was a granddaughter of the naturalist Charles Darwin (she was born a year after Charles's death in 1882). Her mother, The Hon. Ida Farrer (1854–1946), was the daughter of Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer. Her younger sister Nora, later became Lady Barlow after marrying Sir Alan Barlow, 2nd Baronet, while her elder brother Erasmus was killed during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915
In 1948, she married the Welsh psychiatrist William Rees-Thomas, who was a colleague of hers on the Board of Control. She died in 1972, predeceasing her husband.
References
- Burke's Landed Gentry: Darwin, formerly of Downe http://www.burkespeerage.com/FamilyHomepage.aspx?FID=3423
- ‘DARWIN, Ruth Frances’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 27 Dec 2012
- The Times, Tuesday, Apr 19, 1921; pg. 4; Issue 42698; col F
- The Times, Thursday, Sep 15, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51487; col D
- Not to be confused with the modern-day Charles Darwin Trust
- Daniel J. Kevles "In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity"
- House Of Commons The Times Friday, Jun 10, 1932; pg. 7; Issue 46156; col B
- http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34518/supplements/3697
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Casualty details. Darwin, Erasmus. CWGC.org. Retrieved Sep 15, 2015.
- ‘REES-THOMAS, William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 27 Dec 2012
- Obituary: Mrs W. Rees-Thomas, The Times, Monday, Oct 16, 1972; pg. 14; Issue 58606; col F