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Silence, stigma and survival: polio in postwar Australia
In the 1950s, Australia endured several dangerous outbreaks of polio - a highly infectious disease that threatened lifelong paralysis. Many aging survivors are still living with its impacts today, including the mother of Professor Catharine Coleborne, a historian of medicine at the University of Newcastle. Now, Catharine is surveying Australia's archival records to better understand the experiences of people who contracted polio in the postwar period. It's a story not just of physical debilitation, but also intense social stigma and fear.
Guest: Catharine Coleborne, Professor of History at…
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