Mask Makers of the 2020 Pandemic
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The year 2020 will undoubtedly enter history books defined by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the United States, it brought many challenges. There may always be questions about the virus origin and what should or should not have been done to stop it, but the profound effect on private citizens and their response is indisputable. In many cases, there was nothing the general public could do but hope and pray. A shortage of face masks gave people the opportunity to do something.
Over the years, the cost of fabric and equipment and the availability of finished product in stores changed the priorities of many Americans. They could buy an article of clothing for less than it would cost to make it. Sewing had not become a lost art, but it had become specialized.
During the mask shortage, those who knew how to sew and had the equipment saw what appeared to be a simple solution – handcrafted masks. They had remnants everywhere. Internet provided free mask patterns, and so they began to turn out masks by the thousands.
As the weeks of mask making turned into months, mask makers began to struggle with isolation, fatigue and the sacrifice of a normal life.
In "Mask Makers of the 2020 Pandemic," some mask makers tell their personal stories and, most importantly, what kept them going.
Linda L Rigsbee
Linda L. Rigsbee writes romance as Linda Louise Rigsbee and Westerns as L. L. Rigsbee. All other books are Linda L. Rigsbee. Linda is a multi-genre writer who has been published since 1986. With over 30 books to her names, Linda isn't afraid to tackle something new. Recently she completed a biography of her father and is working on a memoir about her husband's paralysis in 2010. Linda also writes young adult and children's books.
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Mask Makers of the 2020 Pandemic - Linda L Rigsbee
Mask Makers
of the
2020 PANDEMIC
Linda L. Rigsbee
Copyright © 2020, Linda L. Rigsbee
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Sandra Sienerth, Jeannie Scott, Apryl McAnerney, Erin Lale, Roxanne Fiant Walker, Sarah Mayes, Barbara Troeger, Judith Cigich, Teresa Presley, Virginia Schrenker, Wanda Ehman, Lynda McCarty, Summer Pearl Browning, Toni Nelson, Paula Bray, Sam Sauter, La Verne Bartley, Lisa Masog.
DEDICATION
This book is a tribute to all the mask makers of the 2020 pandemic.
I would like to extend a special thanks to the mask makers who submitted their stories as selflessly as they pledged their labor and materials to supply masks in a time of desperate need. Their stories often put a lump in my throat.
I would also like to thank my editors: Sandra Garrett, Helen Sienerth and Anita Goolsby. All have donated hours of editing, accepting only the opportunity to read my books as payment.
The world is full of selfless people who are rarely celebrated.
Linda L. Rigsbee
INTRODUCTION
No doubt, the year 2020 will go down in history as the year of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Officially, the first confirmed case of SARS-CoV02 was documented in Wuhan City, China in December of 2019. The first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the USA was documented in the state of Washington on January 20, 2020. That person had been a passenger on a flight from Wuhan, China.
While The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency due to Covid-19 on January 31st, it wasn't until March 11 that they declared it a Pandemic.
Between March 19 and April 7, beginning with California, states began lockdowns. By April 3rd, the CDC began recommending the wearing of face Masks as a method of controlling the spread. Between April 8 and May 15, governors of 15 states were making mask mandates.
The USA went into a lockdown, closing schools and business in an attempt to slow the spread and thereby assure hospitals were not swamped with patients all at once. Hospitals needed time to obtain necessary equipment, such as respirators, masks, gloves and other supplies required to treat patients. Since most of these supplies were being reserved for front-line workers, a shortage was created for the general public.
Global and local statistics on new cases and deaths dominated the news, while strange items became scarce. A shortage of toilet paper may have been the first indication that all was not well with commerce. Store shelves emptied as non-essential businesses closed their doors for an undetermined period of time. Hundreds of thousands of people were laid off work and the economy staggered. Wall Street responded with plunging stock prices. Those whose jobs were determined to be essential worked harder to fill the shoes of those who were not.
The extent of lockdown was determined by state government, but rules made for conditions in the larger cities extended to the rural areas where they were considered unnecessary disruptions of everyday life. Some people panicked and conspiracy theories ran rampant. As weeks ran into months and the possibility of a great depression loomed, protestors took to the streets. They wanted to go back to work. Store shelves became bare and their hours of