Five women are standing in front of a brick building, possibly a hospital, wearing surgical masks during the Spanish ‘Flu outbreak in Brisbane, 1919. (State Library of Queensland)
The posts listed below are from a theme week focused on the Spanish Flu and the newly launched Defining Moments Canada project. This series originally ran on Active History in January/February 2018.
Neil Orford, Going Viral: Spreading the 100th Anniversary of the Spanish Flu Pandemic one story at a time
Esyllt Jones, What is Forgotten? Influenza’s Reverberations in Post-War Canada
Mike Clare, Commemorating the Forgotten Plague through the Classroom
Ellen Scheinberg, Piecing Together a Pandemic: Unearthing Elusive, Eclectic & Authentic Stories of the Flu
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