Defectives at the World's Fair: Constructing Disability in 1904.

Trent, James W., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ571901

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Defectives at the World's Fair: Constructing Disability in 1904.

Trent, James W., Jr.

Remedial and Special Education, v19 n4 p201-11 Jul-Aug 1998

Examines exhibits and discourses about three prominent groups of disabilities at the 1904 World's Fair: individuals with blindness or deafness; individuals with mental retardation; and babies who were premature. The identification of disabled who could improve and the use of education and science to control disabled are discussed. (CR)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination, Exhibits, Hearing Impairments, Mental Retardation, Premature Infants, Social Attitudes, Social Control, Social History, Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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