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How the Devastating 1918 Flu Pandemic Helped Advance US Women’s Rights

When disaster strikes, it can change the fabric of a society. Often this happens through the unfortunate loss of human life. One example is the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that left 35,000 children in Indonesia without one or both of their parents. Another example is the Black Death plague that killed more than 75 million people worldwide and more than a third of Europe’s population between 1347 and 1351.

Christine Crudo Blackburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, Gerald W Parker Associate Dean For Global One Health, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; and Director, Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program, Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, Morten Wendelbo Research Fellow, American University

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What was a positive result of the 1918 flu pandemic?

STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3

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