2024 Three Minute Thesis
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Abstract
The Influenza outbreak that started in 1918 was considered to be the worst medical holocaust that occurred since the Black Death back in Europe in 1346. It has said to be deaths went up to 50 million people worldwide. How did this outbreak affect those closer to the Midwest, specifically Iowa? My project outlines the effects of the Spanish Flu within Iowa and how society was impacted during the outbreak.
Start Date
7-11-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
7-11-2024 1:00 PM
Event Host
Division of Graduate Studies, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Kenneth Atkinson
Department
Department of History
Department
Public History; Museum Studies
Copyright
©2024 Alex Billman
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Billman, Alex, ""To Shun Infection, Stay Inside:" The effect of the "Spanish Flu" in Iowa, 1918-1921”" (2024). Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/tmt/2024/all/2
"To Shun Infection, Stay Inside:" The effect of the "Spanish Flu" in Iowa, 1918-1921”
The Influenza outbreak that started in 1918 was considered to be the worst medical holocaust that occurred since the Black Death back in Europe in 1346. It has said to be deaths went up to 50 million people worldwide. How did this outbreak affect those closer to the Midwest, specifically Iowa? My project outlines the effects of the Spanish Flu within Iowa and how society was impacted during the outbreak.
