JUST NEED TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN PARAGRAPH FORM
This chapter describes the development of the disabled veterans pension system. Whom did the system exclude and why? How did the treatment of disabled people differ according to their social class?
What was the supposed purpose of the ugly laws? Were their actual effects different? Why do you think these laws came to be called ugly?
This chapter describes both white and black peoples bodies with mutations or extreme variations being put on display. What were some of the differences in the ways black and white bodies were displayed?
During the post-Civil War Era, many institutions for mentally, physically, and psychologically disabled people proliferated. What distinguished beneficial institutions like Gallaudet from abusive ones? How did race and gender play a role in these institutions?
Many male educators during this era thought that womens brains were inferior and unable to withstand higher education. Is essentialism (the belief that race, gender, or sexual orientation defines ones personality) still relevant in America?
