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Out of the Horrors of War

Disability Politics in World War II America

By: Audra Jennings

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Out of the Horrors of War

Disability Politics in World War II America

By: Audra Jennings

From workplace accidents to polio epidemics and new waves of immigration to the returning veterans of World War II, the first half of the twentieth century brought the issue of disability—what it was, what it meant, and how to address it—into national focus. Out of the Horrors of War: Disability Politics in World War II America explores the history of disability activism, concentrating on the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped (AFPH), a national, cross-disability organization founded during World War II to address federal disability policy. Unlike earlier disability groups, which had been organized around specific disabilities or shared military experience, AFPH brought thousands of disabled citizens and veterans into the national political arena, demanding equal access to economic security and full citizenship. At its core, the AFPH legislative campaign pushed the federal government to move disabled citizens from the margins to the center of the welfare state. Through extensive archival research, Audra Jennings examines the history of AFPH and its enduring legacy in the disability rights movement. Counter to most narratives that place the inception of disability activism in the 1970s, Jennings argues that the disability rights movement is firmly rooted in the politics of World War II. In the years immediately following the war, leaders in AFPH worked with organized labor movements to advocate for an ambitious political agenda, including employer education campaigns, a federal pension program, improved access to healthcare and education, and an affirmative action program for disabled workers. Out of the Horrors of War extends the arc of the disability rights movement into the 1940s and traces how its terms of inclusion influenced the movement for decades after, leading up to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812293193

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Out of the Horrors of War

Disability Politics in World War II America

By: Audra Jennings

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Out of the Horrors of War

Disability Politics in World War II America

By: Audra Jennings

Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812248511

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9780812248517

A King's Daughter

By: Audra Lilly Griffeth

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A King's Daughter

By: Audra Lilly Griffeth

A Birthmark, A Princess, A Special Destiny in Romantic Novel, A King's Daughter FORT WORTH, Texas- A red birthmark on the face of a newborn baby daughter turns its mother, a Queen into a suspicious, if not superstitious, woman. Queen Charlotte, wife to King Edward, gives birth to her child, but upon knowing that the mark will not go away immediately loses faith in everything and turns away from A King's daughter. Audra Lilly Griffeth's exciting story is potent with the romance attendant on royalty and how its members fare when a twist of fate condemns them or one of their members to a commoner's fate but is destined to come back to the fold. And thus, the story unfolds... Born Princess Eva Kathleen Wellington, Eva is loved by the Queen's servant Lady Margaret, when her mother continues with her passionate denial of her daughter's defect. Although it may have turned out worse, Princess Eva's story is proof of a more romantic, benign fate that is perhaps the antithesis to the Queen's unfounded fears of having a "defective" and cursed infant. In any case, a cosmetic cure could have been eventually found except that there was no hiding the Queen's strange behavior towards her newborn for too long. Sad and concerned for the Princesses' future, Lady Margaret arranged a fake kidnapping in a nearby forest when King and Queen are off on a state to visit another kingdom. When news of "kidnapping" reaches them two days after the fact, the Queen is unaffected while the King is in depair and does not fully recover even after the birth of two sons and another daughter to continue his line. Meanwhile, Eva and Lady Margaret, as Evanlynn and Mary Engleton (mother and daughter), prosper as nest they could in Margaret's grandparent's dairy farm. Fate takes another surprising turn when Sir Daniel, a trusted officer of the King, befriends Margaret and unwittingly influences her to reveal their existence to the King. The King is overjoyed and Evanlynn shows the truth of her genetic make-up by naturally adapting to a set of strange, new circumstances. With a flair for a well-turned out plot which generates its own set of unique circumstances, Griffeth then sets in motion a whirlwind of love, repentance, acceptance and a more special destiny for the entire kingdom that would not have been possible had it not lost a Princess to the vagaries of natural physical form.

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650

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Xlibris Corporation

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146915532X

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9781469155326

Enterprise Change Management

How to Prepare Your Organization for Continuous Change

By: David Miller,Audra Proctor

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Enterprise Change Management

How to Prepare Your Organization for Continuous Change

By: David Miller,Audra Proctor

One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is the ability to deliver the necessary change to sustain competitive advantage and adapt to economic and market environments. However, the gap between what organizations would like to deliver and their capabilities to do so is getting increasingly wide. Enterprise Change Management provides a practical roadmap for bridging this gap to help organizations build the sustainable capabilities to implement a portfolio of changes. Based on research on change performance from over 300 organizations and 400,000 data points over a 21-year period, Enterprise Change Management will help diagnose the root causes of the organizational change gap, manage demand for change and create the context for successful continuous change in the organization. This book introduces five core capabilities - adaptive leadership; executing single changes effectively; managing the demand for change; hiring resilient people and creating the context for successful change. Frameworks, processes and tools help readers assess change capabilities and then create a strategy to close the change gap and improve performance in their organization.

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208

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749473029

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9780749473020

Crisis Communication

Managing Stakeholder Relationships

By: Audra Diers-Lawson

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Crisis Communication

Managing Stakeholder Relationships

By: Audra Diers-Lawson

Crises come in many shapes and sizes, including media blunders, social media activism, extortion, product tampering, security issues, natural disasters, accidents, and negligence – just to name a few. For organizations, crises are pervasive, challenging, and catastrophic, as well as opportunities for organizations to thrive and emerge stronger. Despite the proliferation of research and books related to crisis communication, the voice that is often lost is that of the stakeholder. Yet, as both a public relations and management function, stakeholders are central to the success and failure of organizations responding to and managing crises in a cross-platform and global environment. This core textbook provides a comprehensive and research-driven introduction to crisis communication, critical factors influencing crisis response, and what we know about predicting stakeholder responses to crises. Incorporated into each chapter are global case studies, ethical challenges, and practitioner considerations. Online resources include an extensive set of multimedia materials ranging from podcast mini-lectures to in-class exercises, and simulation-based activities for skills development (https://audralawson.com/resources/crisis-communication-managing-stakeholder-relationships/). Demonstrating the connection between theory, decision-making, and strategy development in a crisis context, this is a vital text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, and Strategic Management.

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314

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Routledge

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0429793871

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9780429793875

Mohawk Interruptus

Political Life Across the Borders of Settler States

By: Audra Simpson

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Mohawk Interruptus

Political Life Across the Borders of Settler States

By: Audra Simpson

Mohawk Interruptus is a bold challenge to dominant thinking in the fields of Native studies and anthropology. Combining political theory with ethnographic research among the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke, a reserve community in what is now southwestern Quebec, Audra Simpson examines their struggles to articulate and maintain political sovereignty through centuries of settler colonialism. The Kahnawà:ke Mohawks are part of the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy. Like many Iroquois peoples, they insist on the integrity of Haudenosaunee governance and refuse American or Canadian citizenship. Audra Simpson thinks through this politics of refusal, which stands in stark contrast to the politics of cultural recognition. Tracing the implications of refusal, Simpson argues that one sovereign political order can exist nested within a sovereign state, albeit with enormous tension around issues of jurisdiction and legitimacy. Finally, Simpson critiques anthropologists and political scientists, whom, she argues, have too readily accepted the assumption that the colonial project is complete. Belying that notion, Mohawk Interruptus calls for and demonstrates more robust and evenhanded forms of inquiry into indigenous politics in the teeth of settler governance.

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Duke University Press

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0822376784

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9780822376781

100 Things to Do in Lexington Before You Die

By: Audra Meighan

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100 Things to Do in Lexington Before You Die

By: Audra Meighan

In the Heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, Kentucky bursts at the seams with friendly people ready to share a good story. You may have heard the one about the bourbon, the horses, or the basketball, but the town known as “The Athens of the West” has even more tales to tell. With 100 Things to Do in Lexington Before You Die as a guide, visitors and locals alike will find new and exciting things to try waiting around every turn. Learn the legend of the black bear that lives in the North Limestone District, or take a mural tour to experience the city’s cultural side. Find out how America’s Native Spirit is made at Town Branch Distillery, and treat yourself to a taste. Take the family to the Kentucky Horse Park for some time with the Commonwealth’s most famous creatures, or enjoy a unique, allegorical game of mini-golf at the Lexington Ice Center. Native Kentucky author Audra Johns Meighan brings her hometown enthusiasm to this indispensable guide. With her penchant for storytelling and fun itineraries, this book will lead you on your way to checking items off your Bluegrass State bucket list.

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Reedy Press LLC

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1681062461

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9781681062464

Book's by Audra Jennings

Out of the Horrors of War

Out of the Horrors of War

Out of the Horrors of War

Out of the Horrors of War

A King's Daughter

A King's Daughter

Enterprise Change Management

Enterprise Change Management

Crisis Communication

Crisis Communication

Mohawk Interruptus

Mohawk Interruptus

100 Things to Do in Lexington Before You Die

100 Things to Do in Lexington Before You Die

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