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Health  Activism in the Twentieth Century : A History of Medicine Symposium at  Yale University (date limite 15 mai 2010)October 22-23, 2010The Section for the History of Medicine at Yale  University and the Department of History at the University of Manitoba invite scholars  to  participate in a symposium on health activism in the twentieth  century with particular attention to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation and disability.  The symposium will be held at Yale. Papers are welcomed dealing with this topic in any country. This  small symposium will consist of three moderated panel sessions where the majority of the audience will be presenters.Potential  participants must submit  an abstract of 300 words by May 15, 2010.We especially invite papers focused on :&#62;  Health workers and patients as political  agents&#62;  Fundraising and models of charity  in  health activism&#62; Inequality and discrimination within  medical and health-related organizations&#62; Ideas that have driven health activism  (such as social justice,  human  rights, fiscal conservatism and family values )&#62; Comparisons of health-related movements  with other social  movements,  especially their reliance on specialized scientific knowledge.Papers will be pre-circulated to symposium participants in advance.&#62;  &#62; Interested scholars should submit the following :  (1) Applicants name, institutional affiliation and contact  details (2) A 300 word abstract (3) A one-page CV Submissions should be emailed to : ewa.lech@yale.edu&#62;  &#62; Abstracts are due on May 15, 2010.&#62; Successful applicants will be informed that their  paper has been  accepted by June 15, 2010.  Completed papers must be submitted by October 1, 2010 so that they  can be circulated and read by all symposium participants.