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Beth Linker

Toward a History of Ableness

Beth Linker on June 1, 2021June 4, 2021

What is ability? Is it simply something you know when you see it? Examining the poor posture epidemic that gripped the U.S. in the 20th century, Beth Linker traces how good posture became constructed as a meaningful measure of ableness. Continue Reading Toward a History of Ableness

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