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'''Edward Alsworth Ross''' (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was a progressive, [[Eugenics|eugenist]],<ref>{{cite book |title= The Edward A. Ross Papers |year= 1986|publisher= State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives & Manuscripts|location= Wisconsin |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CF_gAAAAMAAJ&q=edward+a+ross+eugenics&dq=edward+a+ross+eugenics&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ckFVdqlHePZsASx0oKIAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> professor at several universities, and former national chairman of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Issue|url=https://www.aclusandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1960-ACLU-Civil-Liberties-Newsletter-40th-Anniversary-Issue.pdf|publisher=ACLU San Diego }}</ref>

'''Edward Alsworth Ross''' (December 12, 1866 – July 22, 1951) was a progressive, [[Eugenics|eugenist]],<ref>{{cite book |title= The Edward A. Ross Papers |year= 1986|publisher= State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives & Manuscripts|location= Wisconsin |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=CF_gAAAAMAAJ&q=edward+a+ross+eugenics&dq=edward+a+ross+eugenics&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ckFVdqlHePZsASx0oKIAg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> author, and professor at several universities, and former national chairman of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Issue|url=https://www.aclusandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1960-ACLU-Civil-Liberties-Newsletter-40th-Anniversary-Issue.pdf|publisher=ACLU San Diego }}</ref>

In 1900 there was a controversy regarding comments he made during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair"

In 1900 there was a controversy regarding comments he made during a speech regarding Japanese immigrants, which came to be known as the "Ross Affair"

==="Ross Affair"===

==="Ross Affair"===

During the time of his employment at [[Stanford University]], Ross gave a speech which was the catalyst for his potential firing and ultimate resignation.  He stated the following:

During the time of his employment at [[Stanford University]], Ross gave a speech which was the catalyst for his potential firing and ultimate resignation.  He stated the following:

==Wisconsin Sterilization Law==

==Wisconsin Sterilization Law==

In 1913, the State of Wisconsin passed its first sterilization law.<ref name=Wisconsin>{{cite web |url=http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/WI/WI.html |title=Wisconsin }}</ref>  Ross, who lived in Wisconsin at the time, was a proponent<ref name=Wisconsin /> of sterilization and indicated his support for the measure.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Vecoli |first=Rudolph |authorlink=Rudolph Vecoli |date=1960 |title=Sterilization: A Progressive Measure? |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=43 |pages=190-202 |quote=For my own part, I am entirely in favor of it.  The objections to it are essentially sentimental, and will not bear inspection.  Sterilization is not nearly so terrible as hanging a man, and the chances of sterilizing the fit are not nearly so great, as are the chances of hanging the innocent.  In introducing the policy, the wedge should have a very thin end indeed.  Sterilization should at first be applied only to extreme cases, where the commitments and the record pile up an overwhelming case.  As the public becomes accustomed to it, and it is seen to be salutary and humane, it wil be possible gradually to extend its scope until it fills its legitimate sphere of application. }}</ref>

In 1913, the State of Wisconsin passed its first sterilization law.<ref name=Wisconsin>{{cite web |url=http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/WI/WI.html |title=Wisconsin }}</ref>  Ross, who lived in Wisconsin at the time, was a proponent<ref name=Wisconsin /> of sterilization and indicated his support for the measure.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Vecoli |first=Rudolph |authorlink=Rudolph Vecoli |date=1960 |title=Sterilization: A Progressive Measure? |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=43 |pages=190-202 |quote=For my own part, I am entirely in favor of it.  The objections to it are essentially sentimental, and will not bear inspection.  Sterilization is not nearly so terrible as hanging a man, and the chances of sterilizing the fit are not nearly so great, as are the chances of hanging the innocent.  In introducing the policy, the wedge should have a very thin end indeed.  Sterilization should at first be applied only to extreme cases, where the commitments and the record pile up an overwhelming case.  As the public becomes accustomed to it, and it is seen to be salutary and humane, it wil be possible gradually to extend its scope until it fills its legitimate sphere of application. }}</ref>

==Works==

==Works==

* [https://archive.org/details/socialcontrolas04rossgoog Social control; a survey of the foundations of order]

* [https://archive.org/details/socialcontrolas04rossgoog Social control; a survey of the foundations of order], (1901)

==References==

==References==

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