Smilios, Maria
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis, as seen on BBC Two Between the Covers
- ISBN 13:
- 9780349009285
- author:
- Smilios, Maria
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Virago Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2025
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis In 1929, a desperate bid to combat tuberculosis led to the recruitment of Black southern nurses to work at New York's largest municipal hospital. Lured by promises of good pay and a career, they were sent to a remote facility on Staten Island, where they faced racism and understaffing. The Black Angels, as they came to be known, risked their lives caring for the city's poorest patients, many of whom were waiting to die or become guinea pigs for experimental treatments. Despite the dire conditions, they persevered for twenty years, leaving an invaluable legacy in the fight against tuberculosis. This book tells the remarkable true story of these intrepid young women, who, against all odds, made a significant contribution to the cure of one of the world's deadliest plagues.
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