Episode
Wait... you weren't allowed to be left-handed?
- Podcast
- Wait... They Did What!?
- Published
- May 31, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 360
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Summary
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.