Overview
In the pre-antibiotic days when tuberĀculosis stirred peopleās darkest fears, killing one in seven, white nurses at Sea View, New Yorkās largest municipal hospital, began quitting en masse. Desperate to avert a public health crisis, city officials summoned Black southern nurses, luring them with promises of good pay, a career, and an escape from the stricĀtures of Jim Crow. But after arriving, they found themselves on an isolated hilltop in the remote borough of Staten Island, yet again confronting racism and consigned to a woefully understaffed sanatorium, dubbed āthe pest house,ā where it was said that āno one left alive.ā
Spanning the Great Depression and moving through World War II and beyond, this remarkable true story follows the intrepid young women known by their patients as the āBlack Angels.ā For twenty years, they risked their lives workĀing under appalling conditions while caring for New Yorkās poorest residents, who languished in wards, waiting to die, or became guinea pigs for experimental surgeries and often deadly drugs. But despite their major role in desegregating the New York City hospital systemāand their vital work in helping to find the cure for tuberculoĀsis at Sea Viewāthese nurses were completely erased from history. The Black Angels recovers the voices of these extraordinary women and puts them at the center of this riveting story, celebrating their legacy and spirit of survival.
This book title, The Black Angels (The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis), ISBN: 9780593544921, by Maria Smilios, published by Penguin Publishing Group (September 19, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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