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Influenza And Inequality: One Town’S Tragic Response To The Great Epidemic Of 1918, Patricia Fanning
Influenza And Inequality: One Town’S Tragic Response To The Great Epidemic Of 1918, Patricia Fanning
Patricia J. Fanning
The influenza epidemic of 1918 was one of the worst medical disasters in human history, taking close to thirty million lives worldwide in less than a year, including more than 500,000 in the United States. What made this pandemic even more frightening was the fact that it occurred when death rates for most common infectious diseases were diminishing. Still, an epidemic is not merely a medical crisis; it has sociological, psychological, and political dimensions as well. The influenza epidemic of 1918 was one of the worst medical disasters in human history, taking close to thirty million lives worldwide in less …
The Irish American Family, Patricia Fanning
From ‘Bolshevik Hall’ To Butterfly Ballroom: The Assimilation Of South Norwood’S Lithuanian Hall, Patricia Fanning
From ‘Bolshevik Hall’ To Butterfly Ballroom: The Assimilation Of South Norwood’S Lithuanian Hall, Patricia Fanning
Patricia J. Fanning
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Norwood : A History, Patricia Fanning
Norwood : A History, Patricia Fanning
Patricia J. Fanning
Epidemics, Influenza, And The Irish: Norwood, Massachusetts, In 1918, Patricia Fanning
Epidemics, Influenza, And The Irish: Norwood, Massachusetts, In 1918, Patricia Fanning
Patricia J. Fanning
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Boycott!: Louise Imogen Guiney And The American Protective Association, Patricia Fanning
Boycott!: Louise Imogen Guiney And The American Protective Association, Patricia Fanning
Patricia J. Fanning
Irish-American poet and author Louise Imogen Guiney endured anti-Catholic discrimination in Boston during the 1890’s. Well known to contemporary Bostonians as both a writer and the daughter of an Irish Roman Catholic Civil War officer, Guiney was appointed postmaster in Auburndale in January 1894. She initially liked the job’s duties, pay, and stability. However, many residents of Auburndale, including those associated with the anti-Catholic American Protective Association, boycotted the post office by not buying stamps there. As a result, in October 1894 her salary was cut. Guiney’s friends subsequently led a counterattack that resulted in stamp purchases coming to Auburndale …