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Constructing Disability after the Great War : Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era / Evan P. Sullivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sullivan, Evan P., 1989- author.
- Series:
- Disability histories (Series)
- Disability Histories Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Red Cross Institute for the Blind (Baltimore, Md.)--History.
- Red Cross Institute for the Blind (Baltimore, Md.).
- Disabled veterans--United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- Disabled veterans.
- Blind--United States--Medical care--History--20th century.
- Blind.
- Disabled veterans--Rehabilitation--United States--History--20th century.
- People with disabilities--Rehabilitation--United States--History--20th century.
- People with disabilities.
- World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--United States.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- This book explores the experiences and societal impacts of blind veterans in the United States during the Progressive Era following World War I. It examines how American charities and media portrayed blind soldiers, the role of gender and race in their reintegration, and the political activities of blind veteran organizations. Through a detailed historical account, the author highlights the intersection of disability with broader social issues, including race, class, and gender. This work is intended for scholars and readers interested in disability history, veterans' affairs, and early 20th-century social dynamics. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Beginning with Carl Bronner
- Blindness Comes Home: How American Charities
- Made Blind French Soldiers a Public Issue
- "I'll Get Along": Reporters Reimagine Blind American Soldiers
- Gender, Race, and Belonging at Evergreen and Beyond
- The Disability Politics of Blind Veteran Organizations in the United States
- Epilogue: Frank Schoble and the Persistence
- of Public Sympathy for Blind Veterans.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252047428
- 0252047427
- OCLC:
- 1458759482
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