Worth Saving

Disabled Children During the Second World War

Sue Wheatcroft, Julie Anderson, Walton Schalick , Rebecca Mortimer

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English

Manchester University Press
01 October 2015

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War

Series: Disability History

Early in the war, when faced with an acute shortage of accommodation for evacuees, a government official questioned whether disabled children were 'worth saving'. This book examines how the evacuation in England was planned, executed and evaluated for children with various disabilities (including the 'excluded') and explores how this wartime experience influenced public and professional attitudes towards the children long after the war had ended.

Through the use of official documents, newspapers and personal testimony, the book illustrates both positive and negative experiences of the government evacuation scheme, and shows the impact of the attitudes held by the authorities, the general public, and the teaching and nursing staff. It demonstrates how wartime conditions changed special education, both during and after the war, and will appeal to social and medical historians, as well as those studying childhood, the voluntary sector and social policy. -- .

By: Sue Wheatcroft
Series edited by: Julie Anderson, Walton Schalick
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 268g
ISBN: 9781784991197
ISBN 10: 1784991198
Series: Disability History
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 October 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sue Wheatcroft is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Leicester

Reviews for Worth Saving: Disabled Children During the Second World War

'Wheatcroft has opened up important aspects of the histories of disability, childhood and the impact of war and they should be taken further.', Professor Pat Thane, King's College London -- .