{"product_id":"sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired-black-womens-health-activism-in-america-1890-1950","title":"Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSusan L. Smith\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1995\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e247\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogs: \u003c\/b\u003eNursing History, Public Health, Black Studies\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginal glossy sepia, black, and white paper binding. Small crease down center of spine. Stamped \"archive copy,\" by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Pages are unmarked. This is the first full-scale examination of the public health initiatives created by African Americans. The book argues that health reform was a cornerstone of early Black civil rights activity in the United States. The book discusses Black women's clubs and private crusades for public health, the Tuskegee Institute and National Negro Health Week, community activism, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Black midwives in Mississippi, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Mississippi Health Project, and more. From the nursing history collections of Ruth Knollmueller and Sarah Abrams. Paperback, very good condition. 247 pages plus publisher's list, octavo. ISBN: 0812214498 \/ 9780812214499\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia","offers":[{"title":"Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950 | Susan L. Smith | Softcover | 10000532 | Used: Very Good | Vintage Room N 1774833","offer_id":67665182916760,"sku":"1774833","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired-black-womens-health-activism-in-america-1890-1950","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}