[MR] Handedness

[Janina Krakowska]

My father, born in the US in 1919 in Nebraska, was naturally left handed.
However, he was forced to use his right hand to write.  As an adult, he
could sign his name the same with either hand.  So even in the US there are
residuals of this bias.

In Service

Janina Krakowska
Storvik

On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 12:45 AM, <jbrmm266 at aol.com> wrote:

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> As late as the mid 20th century, Europeans were less accepting of
> left-handedness than Americans.? This comes from reading an article about
> left-handedness that mentioned several instances where Europeans were
> surprised at how many American soldiers were left-handed.? Over there, I
> conclude, children were taught to write with their right hands willy-nilly,
> and to use other tools and implements in like manner.
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> Your servant aye
> Donal
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