Forcible hand conversion is known to cause an array of problems for the children who experience it, including various learning and speech disorders,3 and, of course, trauma. As left-handedness was demonized and punished less and less throughout the years, more and more people began to feel safe enough to be open about their left-handedness, especially among younger generations farther removed from more blatant and violent forms of discrimination. Since the early twentieth century, the percentage of left-handers in the United States has gradually risen from around 2 percent to nearly 12
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