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Hospital of the Nation: The Royal Mineral Water Hospital Bath

Daisy Holder on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Opened in May 1742, the Bath General Hospital was a lifeline for impoverished chronically ill and disabled patients unable to receive medical care elsewhere. Continue Reading Hospital of the Nation: The Royal Mineral Water Hospital Bath

Down with P.T. Barnum!: A Call for Removing a Statue

Erin Pritchard on July 13, 2020July 21, 2020

Erin Pritchard calls for the removal of P.T. Barnum statue in Bridgeport, Connecticut, arguing that it serves as an overt form of disablism. Continue Reading Down with P.T. Barnum!: A Call for Removing a Statue

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