Sick and tired of being sick and tired : Black women's health activism in America, 1890-1950 /

Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired moves beyond the depiction of African Americans as mere recipients of aid or as victims of neglect and highlights the ways black health activists created public health programs and influenced public policy at every opportunity. Smith also sheds new light on the...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Smith, Susan Lynn, 1960-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press ©1995.
Reeks:Studies in health, illness, and caregiving.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt3fhrc8
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Black club women and public health work
  • Tuskegee Institute and National Negro Health Week
  • From Tuskegee Movable School to the Tuskegee syphilis experiment
  • Black midwives in Mississippi
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Mississippi Health Project.