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  • Origins of Political Correctness

    12/09/2004 1:55:25 PM PST · by nobs08 · 9 replies · 578+ views
    Rob Smith
    The first published use of the term political correctness occurs in Chapter 1 of Senator Robert LaFollette's Autobiography published in 1912. Speaking of his education at the University of Wisconsin, he says "In those days we did not so much get correct political and economic views, for there was then little teaching of sociology or political economy worthy the name". Sen. La Follette of Wisconsin later ran for President in 1924 on the Progressive Party platform. The University of Wisconsin Madison campus has often been cited as the birthplace of political correctness. Donna Schalala, former Clinton Secretary of Health &...