Category: Research

Mouth & Toes: The World of Nineteenth-Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities

Laurel Daen and Marianne Petit on

On September 10, 1830, the artist Martha Ann Honeywell arrived in Louisville, Kentucky, after a long journey from Baltimore via road, packet boat, and rail. First, she rented a “large room” on Wall Street to display her papercutting and embroidery for sale. Then, Honeywell placed an advertisement in the Daily Louisville Public Advertiser. “Though born… Continue Reading Mouth & Toes: The World of Nineteenth-Century Silhouette Artists with Disabilities

The Humanity in the Ledger Books: Injury and Disability on the Panama Canal

Emma Hutchinson, Jessica Samantha Craig, Sinead O’Neill and Caroline Lieffers on

Many scholars working in disability history struggle with the violence and grief that inheres in the archives, and the burden of our responsibility to these stories. Since 2020, we have been working on a project to transcribe the injury registers that survive from the construction of the Panama Canal. These ledger books, housed at the… Continue Reading The Humanity in the Ledger Books: Injury and Disability on the Panama Canal