The 'Spanish Flu': A True Global Pandemic

Authors

Erin H. Keener, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2022

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2020

Department 1

History

Abstract

This paper examines the portrayal of the 'Spanish Flu' in the press as it was emerging on the scene in 1918. Using contemporaneous newspaper articles, it shows the evolution from denial, to blame, and eventually to a call to action that developed as it spread around the country. This piece also provides some insight into the parallels between this pandemic and the current Covid 19 pandemic in regard to how both were handled, and what can be learned from when this devastating occurrence repeats itself.

Comments

Written for History 300: Historical Methods.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Keener, Erin H., "The 'Spanish Flu': A True Global Pandemic" (2020). Student Publications. 814.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/814