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Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 189-195

By Susan L. Smith

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780812200270
DOI
10.9783/9780812200270
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14396949 bytes)
Pages
288\263
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 20:12:10

Description

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 infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment by situating it within the context of black public health activity, reminding us that public health work had oppressive as well as progressive consequences.

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