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The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida /

Highlighting the long unacknowledged role of a group of pioneering professional women, The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida tells the story of healthcare workers who battled racism in a state where white supremacy formed the bedrock of society. They aimed to serve those people out of reach o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ardalan, Christine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Opening a new profession for women in Florida, 1914 to 1964
  • Waking up communities and seeking out the sick in town and countryside, 1914 to 1917
  • Stirring northern initiatives into Florida's backwaters, 1922 to 1930
  • Linking to public health nursing the Red Cross way, 1919 to 1930
  • Reaching out to midwives and country people, 1930 to 1947
  • Battling on without fanfare for better health conditions, 1934 to 1964
  • Tracing footprints from the past.