Item
The Hottest New Accessory
Title (Dublin Core)
The Hottest New Accessory
Description (Dublin Core)
Masks. In the span of just a few weeks, I went from never having worn one before to wearing one nearly every day. As a person with several autoimmune diseases, COVID-19 poses an existential threat to my health. Masks are not just about being allowed in a grocery store, or avoiding the ridicule of others; they are a matter of survival. I have now amassed quite the collection, partly out of convenience- I never want to find myself without a clean one- and partly out of fear. We are now in the fifth month of COVID restrictions, with a distinct possibility of another five or more to come. What if there is another PPE shortage? What if I become too sick to sew my own? So dutifully I collect, buying and making and sharing, just in case.
Written by Meghan E. Donahue, incoming junior at Suffolk University.
Written by Meghan E. Donahue, incoming junior at Suffolk University.
Date (Dublin Core)
August 16, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Meghan E. Donahue
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Meghan E. Donahue
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
GVT180
Partner (Dublin Core)
Suffolk University in Boston
Type (Dublin Core)
Photograph and text story. Original work.
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Clothing & Accessories
English
Education--Universities
English
Health & Wellness
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
autoimmune
mask
fear
shortage
safety
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Boston
Suffolk University
fear
PPE
safety
Collection (Dublin Core)
en
Survivor Stories
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/22/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
09/17/2020
Date Created (Dublin Core)
08/16/2020
This item was submitted on August 22, 2020 by Meghan E Donahue. using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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