Presenter: Dr Linda Bryder
Title: The 1918 Influenza Epidemic
Abstract: This talk will focus on New Zealand’s responses to the 1918 influenza epidemic, which remains the largest natural disaster in modern history. The recent COVID pandemic drew attention to the 1918 outbreak, and while there are many resonances to discuss, the different historical contexts remain important.
Date:
This History workshop will run on Tuesday 6th October from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm and include a tea / coffee break.
About the expert
Dr Linda Bryder
A New Zealander by birth, Emeritus Professor Linda Bryder gained her DPhil at the University of Oxford in 1985. She taught in the History Department of the University of Auckland from 1988 to 2026, lecturing on general New Zealand history, New Zealand social welfare history, and the history of health and medicine in the Western world. She has published widely, with research interests in the history of tuberculosis, infant health and reproductive health. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society New Zealand Te of Apārangi.
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