A small price to pay for peace’
The Elizabeth Kenny controversy re‐examined
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12345169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippa Martyr (0000-0003-1545-9968, University of Tasmania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 108 |
| Pages | 47-65 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1031-461X • E-ISSN: 1940-5049 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10314619708596027 |
| OpenAlex | W2094642654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Between 1933 and 1939, Sister Elizabeth Kenny attracted media and medical attention by claiming to have developed an effective form of after‐care for poliomyelitis. The furore that erupted involved ancillary health care workers who felt threatened by Kenny's apparent government support. A key issue exposed by the controversy was a profound social fear of physical deformity, shared by Kenny and the newly successful field of orthopaedics, both of whom marketed a eugenic hope of straightness and correctness
Criminology · Eugenics · Government (linguistics · Health care · Political science · Sister · Sociology · Threatened species · Disability Rights and Representation · History of Medical Practice · Law · Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |