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'A small price to pay for peace': the Elizabeth Kenny controversy re-examined
Citation
Martyr, PJ, 'A small price to pay for peace': the Elizabeth Kenny controversy re-examined, Australian Historical Studies, 28, (108) pp. 47-65. ISSN 0018-2559 (1997) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1080/10314619708596027
Abstract
Between 1933 and 1939, Sister Elizabeth Kenny attracted media and medical attention by claiming to have developed an effective form of after-care for poliomyelitis. The furore that erupted involved ancillary health care workers who felt threatened by Kenny's apparent government support. A key issue exposed by the controversy was a profound social fear of physical deformity, shared by Kenny and the newly successful field of orthopaedics, both of whom marketed a eugenic hope of straightness and correctness.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | History and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical Studies |
| Research Field: | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Martyr, PJ (Dr Philippa Martyr) |
| ID Code: | 10879 |
| Year Published: | 1997 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences B |
| Deposited On: | 1997-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-09-22 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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