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5. The Public Health Work of Poor Rural Women

Black Midwives in Mississippi

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction: African Americans, Gender, and Public Health in the South 1
  6. Part I. The Creation of a Black Health Movement
  7. 1. Private Crusades for Public Health 17
  8. 2. Spreading the Gospel of Health 33
  9. 3. A New Deal for Black Health 58
  10. Part II. The Implementation of Black Health Programs
  11. 4. Good Intentions and Bad Blood in Alabama 85
  12. 5. The Public Health Work of Poor Rural Women 118
  13. 6. Sharecroppers and Sorority Women 149
  14. Conclusion 168
  15. Notes 171
  16. Selected Bibliography 225
  17. Index 239
  18. Backmatter 249
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200270.118

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. Acknowledgments ix
  5. Introduction: African Americans, Gender, and Public Health in the South 1
  6. Part I. The Creation of a Black Health Movement
  7. 1. Private Crusades for Public Health 17
  8. 2. Spreading the Gospel of Health 33
  9. 3. A New Deal for Black Health 58
  10. Part II. The Implementation of Black Health Programs
  11. 4. Good Intentions and Bad Blood in Alabama 85
  12. 5. The Public Health Work of Poor Rural Women 118
  13. 6. Sharecroppers and Sorority Women 149
  14. Conclusion 168
  15. Notes 171
  16. Selected Bibliography 225
  17. Index 239
  18. Backmatter 249
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