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FROM THE ARCHIVES - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago

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In 1937, 87 years before the current pandemic forced kids to find ways to learn outside of the traditional classroom, Chicago school children took classes by radio while trying to stay safe from the threat of polio.
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Enjoy this episode originally posted in January 2021.
In 1937, 87 years before the current pandemic forced kids to find ways to learn outside of the traditional classroom, Chicago school children took classes by radio while trying to stay safe from the threat of polio.
Support the show for the cost of a cup of coffee.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory
Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:
https://www.chicagohistorypod.com
Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show):
A Paralyzing Fear: The Triumph Over Polio in America by Nina Seavey
https://amzn.to/3O5mONS
The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Lisa Anchin
https://amzn.to/3tYrvlI
Not a Kindle Unlimited member? Try it here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH
Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):
https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcast
https://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcast
Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod@gmail.com):
https://www.chicagohistorypod.com
https://www.facebook.com/Chicago-History-Podcast-107482214277883
https://twitter.com/chicago_pod
https://www.instagram.com/chicagohistorypod/
Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks@gmail.com) and at https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks/

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