African American and Cherokee Nurses in Appalachia

A History, 1900-1965

Phoebe Ann Pollitt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7965-8 (ISBN)

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Few career opportunities were available to minority women in Appalachia in the first half of the 20th century. Nursing offered them a respected, relatively well paid profession and--as few physicians or hospitals would treat people of color--their work was important in challenging health care inequities in the region. Working in both modern surgical suites and tumble-down cabins, these women created unprecedented networks of care, managed nursing schools and built professional nursing organizations while navigating discrimination in the workplace.

Focusing on the careers and contributions of dozens of African American and Eastern Band Cherokee registered nurses, this first comprehensive study of minority nurses in Appalachia documents the quality of health care for minorities in the region during the Jim Crow era. Racial segregation in health care and education and state and federal policies affecting health care for Native Americans are examined in depth.

Phoebe Ann Pollitt has practiced nursing in Appalachia for more than 30 years. She is an associate professor of nursing at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Her professional research interests are nursing history and health disparities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Historical Overview of Segregated Health Care in Appalachia

Part II: History of Individual States and the Qualla Boundary

Georgia 51

Kentucky 56

North Carolina 72

Qualla Boundary 92

Tennessee

Virginia

West Virginia

Epilogue

Appendix A: Timeline of Events in African American and Cherokee Nursing in Appalachia, 1900–1965

Appendix B: List of Registered Nurses by State, 1897–1965

References

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.3.2016
Reihe/Serie	Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Zusatzinfo	12 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7864-7965-5 / 0786479655
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7965-8 / 9780786479658
Zustand	Neuware