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Direct linkGrossberg, Michael – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2011
American attitudes and policies toward children with disabilities changed significantly between the 1920s and the 1950s. Drawn from a larger study of the history of child protection in the United States, I argue that a redefinition of disabled children occurred in this era. Earlier fears that feeble-minded children posed a menace to American…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Children, Child Safety, Attitudes toward Disabilities
