Ordinary Lives: Recovering Deaf Social History Through the American Census

by Eric C. Nystrom, Rebecca A.R. Edwards, Dr. R.A.R. Edwards

The collective social history of deaf people in America has yet to be written. While scholars have focused their attention on residential schools for the deaf, leaders in the deaf community, and prominent graduates of these institutions, the lives of "ordinary" deaf individuals have been largely overlooked.

Employing the methods of social history, such as the use of digital history techniques and often-ignored sources like census records,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625347634
• ISBN13: 9781625347633
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.6"