Constructing Disability after the Great War: Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era

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Evan P. Sullivan

Constructing Disability after the Great War

Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era

Evan P. Sullivan

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University of Illinois Press
08 October 2024

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Disability: social aspects; Military veterans

Series: Disability Histories

As Americans--both civilians and veterans--worked to determine the meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I, they bound cultural constructs of blindness to all the emotions and contingencies of mobilizing and fighting the war, and healing from its traumas. Sighted Americans’ wartime rehabilitation culture centered blind soldiers and veterans in a mix of inspirational stories. Veterans worked to become productive members of society even as ableism confined their unique life experiences to a collection of cultural tropes that suggested they were either downcast wrecks of their former selves or were morally superior and relatively flawless as they overcame their disabilities and triumphantly journeyed toward successful citizenship. Sullivan investigates the rich lives of blind soldiers and veterans and their families to reveal how they confronted barriers, gained an education, earned a living, and managed their self-image while continually exposed to the public’s scrutiny of their success and failures.

By: Evan P. Sullivan
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9780252088247
ISBN 10: 0252088247
Series: Disability Histories
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Introduction Beginning with Carl Bronner Blindness Comes Home: How American Charities Made Blind French Soldiers a Public Issue “I’ll Get Along”: Reporters Reimagine Blind American Soldiers Gender, Race, and Belonging at Evergreen and Beyond The Disability Politics of Blind Veteran Organizations in the United States Epilogue Frank Schoble and the Persistence of Public Sympathy for Blind Veterans Notes Index

Evan P. Sullivan is an assistant professor of history at SUNY Adirondack.

Reviews for Constructing Disability after the Great War: Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era

“It’s the fate of American veterans who leave military service with disabilities to be seen continuously over historical time by the able-bodied public at the juncture of tragedy, inspiration, and aversion. But myths, stereotypes, and fantasies about these veterans seldom speak to the reality of their lives or their injuries. As Evan P. Sullivan makes clear with skill and intensity in this deeply realized study of the lives of World War I blind soldiers and blind veterans, such projections tell us a great deal more about society, culture, and politics than they do about veterans with disabilities rebuilding their lives after the Great War.” --David A. Gerber, editor of Disabled Veterans in History