when: 26 August 2020 | venue: online | cost: FREE but MUST REGISTER | website: https://www.facebook.com/events/1819762638177575/
published: 13 Aug 2020, 5 min read
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Diseases of the past
We are currently living through one of the most significant events of our generation. COVID-19 is disrupting daily life for people across the globe, but it is not the first time that thousands of people all over the world have experienced a major event like this, caused by a dangerous disease.
This session explores similar events from the past and considers them in their Australian contexts. What was it like to experience the Spanish flu in 1918, or one of the polio epidemics in mid-20th century Australia? What was it like for people who got sick and needed hospital care? What was it like for doctors and nurses? How did the community come together to support each other? And what can we learn from these diseases of the past, to help us as we experience a similar event in our own times?
Presented by Way Back When Consulting Historians, Lucy Bracey and Fiona Poulton.
This event will be presented via Zoom. To join you will need an internet-enabled computer, tablet or smartphone. The video link will be emailed 2-3 days prior to the session.
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Diseases of the past
We are currently living through one of the most significant events of our generation. COVID-19 is disrupting daily life for people across the globe, but it is not the first time that thousands of people all over the world have experienced a major event like this, caused by a dangerous disease.
This session explores similar events from the past and considers them in their Australian contexts. What was it like to experience the Spanish flu in 1918, or one of the polio epidemics in mid-20th century Australia? What was it like for people who got sick and needed hospital care? What was it like for doctors and nurses? How did the community come together to support each other? And what can we learn from these diseases of the past, to help us as we experience a similar event in our own times?
Presented by Way Back When Consulting Historians, Lucy Bracey and Fiona Poulton.
This event will be presented via Zoom. To join you will need an internet-enabled computer, tablet or smartphone. The video link will be emailed 2-3 days prior to the session.
Go see History Matters Diseases of the Past 2020.
History Matters Diseases of the Past 2020 is on 26 August 2020. The opening hours are: 11am to 11.45am. Conveniently located in Melbourne. Visit their website at https://www.facebook.com/events/1819762638177575/.
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