11.11.25 Soldiers, Workers, and the History of Disability in World War II America.

Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah · November 11, 2025

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Host Rory Stewart opened the Hinckley Forum, described the Hinckley Institute and the forum title ("Soldiers, workers, and the history of disability in World War 2 America"), and noted the event is part of University of Utah Veterans Day programming (also mentioned pizza after the event).

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University of Utah historian Matt Basso delivered a Hinckley Institute Veterans Day forum tracing disability histories on the World War II home front, highlighting national rehabilitation laws, workplace injuries (including Utah's Geneva Steel), and military and VA hospital responses such as Bushnell Military Hospital.

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