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

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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Main Author: Smith, Susan Lynn, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1995.
Series:Studies in health, illness, and caregiving.
Subjects:
African American women health reformers > Southern States > History.
African Americans > Medical care > Southern States > History.
Health care reform > Southern States > History.
Public health > Southern States > History.
Health Services Accessibility > history
Black or African American > history
Women's Health Services > history
History, 20th Century
Health Care Reform > history
United States
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