Women as Societies' Change Agents During the 1950's Polio Epidemic

The 1950s represented the Cold War era, symbolizing red scars, anti-communism, potential nuclear warfare, and McCarthyism. Emphasizing patriotism strong loyalty, citizens who oppose the government's policy are classified as Communist Party and are often blacklisted and monitored. Sensational beliefs and practices of Rosenberg's spies jeopardize the national security of our country and strengthened anti-communist propaganda. In addition, students practice emergency evasion in preparation for nuclear radiation under the practice of the desktop, and families purchase evacuation centers for protection.

American society in the 1950s in the 1950s described men and women as a distinct but hard role. A woman is a housewife, a secretary, and a mother. Men are providers, heroes of war, and businessmen. Television, newspapers and magazines also play an important role in determining the behavior of men and women. Real estate advertisements are intended to be sold to families in the "nation". For example, Dad will now be a retired veteran ... in the 1950s the United States prosper, prosperous economy, prosperous suburbs, even the notorious "baby boomers", second and all second It appeared after the end of World War II. However, the 1950s was also the era of the civil rights movement, African Americans protested the rights by issuing a statement, but their life was not easy yet. A young family that is the protagonist of the drama eventually faces racial discrimination living in the slums of Chicago

"Poltilitis was never a violent epidemic in the media, and it did not reach its climax even in the 1940s and 1950s," David M. Oshinsky, a book awarded to his Pulitzer Prize. "In the last few decades, many children died ten times in the accident, the number of people who die of cancer has tripled.Osinsky said polio has attacked without any warning The researchers pointed out that this fear was caused because they do not know how it will spread from person to person.In the polls during the Second World War, I discovered that the worse thing than terrorism is nuclear war.

It was the peak of the polio epidemic of 1952. Polio is a viral disease that causes spasm. Children all over the world have lost their ability to walk. In the early stages of the virus, it was infected with the struggle of respiration. Normally use iron lung, tank mask. After all, Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine, and by 1962 the incidence of polio has declined. Because of vaccination, the United States has not developed polio since 1979. There are many other health outbreaks that have struck our country, causing illness and death. If we are afraid that we should be preventable, it is a wide range of diseases affecting our society. Vaccines are measures to prevent disease. They can develop immunity against harmful diseases before our immune system can make the disease harm us. Immunization is safe and effective - the process of developing, testing and approving the widespread use of vaccines is long and comprehensive, aimed at creating safe and widely used vaccines.