FYI Devva Kasnitz, PhD Devvaco Consulting, 1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net or devvaco@gmail.com Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers From: H-Net Notifications <drupaladmin@mail.h-net.org> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 1:52 PM To: devva@EARTHLINK.NET Subject: H-Disability: Join Graham Warder, Keene State College for talk June 30: Massachusetts and the Experience of Civil War Disability Greetings Devva Kasnitz, A new item has been posted in H-Disability. Join Graham Warder, Keene State College for talk June 30: Massachusetts and the Experience of Civil War Disability <https://networks.h-net.org/user/login?destination=node/10364736> by Rich Cairn Registration is open to the public for a talk by Graham Warder "Massachusetts and the Experience of Civil War Disability." June 30, 2022, 7:00-8:00pm Eastern Time. There is no cost, but registration required. Project is supported by the Library of Congress and by Mass Humanities. The Civil War left more than 600,000 dead and half a million injured. An unprepared nation strained to nurse soldiers during the war and vastly expanded state and Federal services to aid veterans after. By 1900, the U.S. had paid pensions to nearly a million veterans, justified largely by their disabilities. These changes transformed America, spurring enormous growth in government and private services. The experience also profoundly sharpened attitudes toward people with disabilities, both sympathetic and fearful. <https://forms.gle/RJHtVv6fYCYzHGFg8> https://forms.gle/RJHtVv6fYCYzHGFg8 * Read more or reply <https://networks.h-net.org/user/login?destination=node/10364736> Message from a proud sponsor of H-Net: <https://www.h-net.org/collateral/nbn_footer_50.png> The New Books Network <https://newbooksnetwork.com/> is proud to be a sponsor of H-Net. If you are interested in becoming an NBN host, please go here <https://networks.h-net.org/node/513/pages/10038031/new-book-network-proudly-supports-h-net> . <https://www.h-net.org/collateral/hnetsquarelogo_40.png> Please help us keep H-Net free and accessible. $25 from each of our subscribers would fund H-Net for two years. Click here <https://networks.h-net.org/support-h-net> to make a tax-deductible donation online. Contact the Help Desk: help@mail.h-net.org <mailto:help@mail.h-net.org> . Manage notification settings by visiting My Profile > Notifications on the Commons <https://networks.h-net.org/> . <https://twitter.com/HNet_Humanities> <https://www.facebook.com/humanities.socialsciences.online>