The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida
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The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida

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The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida

About this book

Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award

Highlighting the long unacknowledged role of a group of pioneering professional women, The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida tells the story of healthcare workers who battled racism in a state where white supremacy formed the bedrock of society. They aimed to serve those people out of reach of modern medical care.

In the era of Jim Crow discrimination, their marginalization in medical facilitiesā€”along with the overall medical neglect to address their healthā€”meant that many African Americans in rural communities rarely saw doctors. Christine Ardalan shows how Florida's public health nurses took up the charge, traveling into the Florida scrub to deliver health improvement information to the homes of Black and white residents, many of whom were illiterate. Drawing on a rich body of public health and nursing records, Ardalan draws attention to the innovative ways nurses bridged the gap between these communities and government policies that addressed threats of infection and high rates of infant and maternal mortality.

From the progressive era to the civil rights movement, Florida's public health nurses worked to overcome the constraints of segregation. Their story is echoed by the experiences of today's community health nurses, who are keenly aware that maintaining healthy lives for all Americans requires tackling the nation's deep-rooted cultural challenges.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: Opening a New Profession for Women in Florida, 1914 to 1964
  8. 1. Waking Up Communities and Seeking Out the Sick in Town and Countryside, 1914 to 1917
  9. 2. Stirring Northern Initiatives into Floridaā€™s Backwaters, 1922 to 1930
  10. 3. Linking to Public Health Nursing the Red Cross Way, 1919 to 1930
  11. 4. Reaching Out to Midwives and Country People, 1930 to 1947
  12. 5. Battling On without Fanfare for Better Health Conditions, 1934 to 1964
  13. Conclusion: Tracing Footprints from the Past
  14. Notes
  15. Index
  16. About the Author