History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894-3819, USA.
Disabil Health J. 2011 Jan;4(1):24-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2010.07.008. Epub 2010 Sep 19.
The author presented an earlier version of this historical article to the Disability Section of the American Public Health Association (November 2009). It is part of his ongoing research in the social and cultural history of medicine as the field intersects with the history of disability, veterans, and public health, as well as current issues that touch all of these areas. This article introduces readers to perspectives on disability held by the British novelist John Galsworthy (1867-1933), which he developed primarily through his philanthropic support for and his compositions about rehabilitation programs for British and American soldiers disabled in the First World War (1914-1918). Readers will learn that Galsworthy's perspectives are as much about his identity as an individual with disabilities as they are about men disabled in the "war to end all wars." The rediscovery of Galsworthy's experiences and words more than 90 years after the end of World War I reveals how history is present today at the intersection of disability and public health. Indeed, the story of Galsworthy ultimately seeking to forget his own experiences during the "Great War," as well as the very physical and psychological disability caused by that conflict, can inspire public health professionals and disability rights advocates today to remember-indeed, to advocate for-men and women who served in battle and have returned home to realize renewed health and social participation despite permanent physical and psychological wounds. Readers will note that language used throughout this article to describe disability is period-specific and therefore not keeping with current conventions.
作者向美国公共卫生协会残疾分会提交了这篇历史文章的早期版本（2009 年 11 月）。这是他正在进行的医学社会和文化史研究的一部分，该研究领域与残疾史、退伍军人史和公共卫生史相交，并涉及到当前触及所有这些领域的问题。本文向读者介绍了英国小说家约翰·高尔斯华绥（John Galsworthy）的残疾观，他主要通过对英国和美国在第一次世界大战（1914-1918 年）中致残士兵的康复项目的慈善支持和创作来发展这些观点。读者将了解到，高尔斯华绥的观点不仅关乎那些在“结束所有战争的战争”中致残的男性，也关乎他作为一名残疾个体的身份认同。在第一次世界大战结束 90 多年后重新发现高尔斯华绥的经历和言论，揭示了历史在今天残疾和公共卫生的交叉点上是如何存在的。事实上，高尔斯华绥最终试图忘记自己在“大战”期间的经历，以及那场冲突造成的身体和心理残疾的故事，今天可以激励公共卫生专业人员和残疾权利倡导者记住——实际上是倡导——那些在战斗中服役并已返回家园的男女，尽管他们身上有永久性的身体和心理创伤，但仍能重新获得健康和社会参与。读者将注意到，本文通篇用于描述残疾的语言是特定时期的，因此不符合当前的惯例。
