The Battle for Disabled Veterans' Recognition - A Discussion with Dr. Eric Story
Battles of the First World War PodcastShow Notes
Dr. Eric Story, a Historian-in-Residence at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University in London, Ontario in Canada, and Adjunct Professor at Wilfred Laurier University, joins us on the podcast to discuss the struggles faced by disabled Canadian veterans after the First World War. We begin the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s, and then look at the efforts of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall to raise awareness of disabled veterans' struggles.
Read more about George Hincks and Marshall McDougall here:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/wwi-amputee-veterans-hike-9.6975252
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