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Wait... you weren't allowed to be left-handed?
Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Up until the 1970s left-handed kids were forced to write with their right... or risk a rap over the knuckles.
This episode will answer questions like:
- What is the history of left-handed people?
- Why was left-handedness considered evil?
- Who are the most famous left-handed people?
- Why were left-handed people forced to be right-handed?
Find more episodes of kids’ history podcast Wait... They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.