October Programs at a Glance

Please check the website for updates and, once registered, your e-mail before attending the program.

7THURSDAY | 5:30 | VIRTUAL PROGRAM An Introduction to Disability History Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania; Kim E. Nielson, University of Toledo; and Rabia Belt, Stanford Law School

Moderated by Naomi Rogers, Yale School of Medicine

9SATURDAY | 11:00 & 2:00 | WALKING TOUR Opening Our Doors Walking Tour of the Fenway Neighborhood

2:00 PM tour is sold out.

12 TUESDAY | 5:15 | VIRTUAL SEMINAR Developmental Disorder, Racial Dissolution: Racial Typologies of Developmental Normalcy in Early Childhood Medicine, 1830–1870 Kelsey Henry, Yale University

Comment by Evelyn Hammonds, Harvard University

13 WEDNESDAY | 5:30 | VIRTUAL PROGRAM Disability and the History of Medicine Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jaipreet Virdi, University of Delaware; and Michael Rembis, University at Buffalo

16 SATURDAY | 1:00 | HYBRID SEMINAR Her Socialist Smile: A Film Screening John Gianvito, Emerson College; Carolyn Forché, Georgetown University

Moderated by Megan Marshall, Emerson College

18 MONDAY | 5:30 | VIRTUAL CONVERSATION Disability in Early America Sari Altschuler, Northeastern University; Nicole Belolan, Rutgers University; and Laurel Daen, University of Notre Dame

Moderated by Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, MHS

19 TUESDAY | 5:15 | VIRTUAL SEMINAR Her Yet Unwritten History: Black Women and the Education of Students of Color with Disabilities in the New South Jenifer Barclay, University at Buffalo

Comment by David Connor, CUNY

23 SATURDAY | 3:00 | HYBRID CONVERSATION The American Revolution from Two Perspectives: A Debate Gordon Wood, Brown University; Woody Holton, University of South Carolina

Moderated by Catherine Allgor, MHS There is a $20 per person fee (no charge for MHS Members and Fellows as well as EBT or ConnectorCare card holders.)

27 WEDNESDAY | 5:30 | VIRTUAL CONVERSATION Disability Activism: A Historical Perspective from Some of the Leading Activists in Massachusetts Heather Watkins; Charlie Kerr; Keith Jones; John Chappell; Fred Pelka

Moderated by Malia Lazu

28 THURSDAY | 5:15 | VIRTUAL SEMINAR “The Virus of Slavery and Injustice”: Analogy and Disabled Life in African American Writings, 1856–1892 Vivian Delchamps, University of California, Los Angeles

Comment by Sari Altschuler, Northeastern University

Launching October 4!

MHS’s new interview-style podcast that takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of fragile documents, unusual artifacts, and intriguing artworks that connect us to the past.

Join hosts Katy Morris and Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai as they chat with staff and outside scholars and interact with artifacts from the MHS collection to gain a richer understanding of the history behind them.

Listen to the trailer now at www.masshist.org/podcast. The first 6 episodes will be available on October 4. You can listen on our website or wherever you get your podcasts.