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Patricia J. Fanning

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Influenza And Inequality: One Town’S Tragic Response To The Great Epidemic Of 1918, Patricia Fanning Dec 2015

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 …

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The Irish American Family, Patricia Fanning Dec 2010

The Irish American Family, Patricia Fanning

Patricia J. Fanning

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From ‘Bolshevik Hall’ To Butterfly Ballroom: The Assimilation Of South Norwood’S Lithuanian Hall, Patricia Fanning Dec 2006

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 Dec 2001

Norwood : A History, Patricia Fanning

Patricia J. Fanning

Before Norwood, Massachusetts became a town in 1872, hardy settlers from Dedham left security and comfort behind and began building homes along the Neponset River and Hawes Brook. Living in an area still known as the South Parish, these hard-working citizens fought for their values in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The town encouraged industry and diversity, expanding its primarily agricultural base until the community could boast a stable, if ever changing, economy. Wealthy industrialists and working-class immigrants united to build this New England town and to foster its growth into the Norwood of today: a vital community that …

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Epidemics, Influenza, And The Irish: Norwood, Massachusetts, In 1918, Patricia Fanning Dec 1999

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 Dec 1998

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 …

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