Tag Archives: Spanish flu

December 3, 2021
by Sonia Jennings
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Women & the Plague: The 1919 Spanish Influenza Pandemic in Melbourne

An online talk by Mary Sheehan (hosted by SHAPS, University of Melbourne), November 2021 Pandemics have always been more than just a medical problem, for they also highlight societal inequalities. Socioeconomic status and ethnic backgrounds have a profound effect on … Continue reading →

March 12, 2020
by Mary Sheehan
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Were these the good old days?

Watching the rapid spread of the Coronavirus today seems like a re-enactment of events a century ago. But then too, many things were very different in 1919 when the ‘Spanish’ influenza virus arrived in Australia. The nation was recovering from … Continue reading →