Health, Diseases, Disorders
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
"Intellectual Disability"at Eugenics Archive
- note: the "eugenics period" referred to in the article includes the 1930s.
- citation information:
- Carlson, Licia. "Intellectual Disability." The Eugenics Archives, Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada, 2015, http://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/encyclopedia/535eecae7095aa0000000239.
Quest for a Cure: Missouri State Mental Hospital
- make sure to check the links at the side of the page for other relevant pages
Physical Health
Physical Health
Encyclopedia of The Thirties in America (John McCrae Virtual Library)
- keyword searchable: try "disease" or "illness"
- need a password. Get the password for items in the John McCrae Virtual Library here.
Milestones for Health in America, 1930's
Accidents and Illnesses in the Great Depression
History of Diphtheria (and vaccine)
Segregation in United States Healthcare: From Reconstruction to Deluxe Jim Crow
Remember to research some of the illnesses that were common at the time - for example: diphtheria, tuberculosis ("consumption"), malnutrition...
