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SUMMARY:Book release event for Alex Green\, author of A Perfect Turmoil
DESCRIPTION:The rise\, fall\, and redemption of the doctor behind America’s first public school for mentally disabled people \nFrom the moment he became superintendent of the nation’s oldest public school for intellectually and developmentally disabled children in 1887 until his death in 1924\, Dr. Walter E. Fernald led a wholesale transformation of our understanding of disabilities in ways that continue to influence our views today. How did the man who designed the first special education class in America\, shaped the laws of entire nations\, and developed innovative medical treatments for the disabled slip from idealism into the throes of eugenics before emerging as an opponent of mass institutionalization? Based on a decade of research\, A Perfect Turmoil is the story of a doctor\, educator\, and policymaker who was unafraid to reverse course when convinced by the evidence\, even if it meant going up against some of the most powerful forces of his time. \nIn this landmark work\, Alex Green has drawn upon extensive\, unexamined archives to unearth the hidden story of one of America’s largely forgotten\, but most complex\, conflicted\, and significant figures. \nRegister here for this event.
URL:https://walthamtimes.org/event/book-release-event-for-alex-green-author-of-a-perfect-turmoil/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Mass. Ave.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & culture,Public interest
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