Working Americans, 1880-2022 : Vol. 18: Health Care Workers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mars, Laura, author.

Series:

Working Americans

Working Americans ; v.18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical personnel--United States.

Medical personnel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (632 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Working Americans, 1880-2022

Place of Publication:

Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

This first edition of Working Americans 1880-2022: Health Care Workers is the 18th volume in the popular Working Americans series. It profiles 31 Americans from very different walks of life who made distinct contributions to the nation's quest for health.

Contents:

Intro

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New Table of Contents

1896: Anti-Corset Campaigner

Life at Home 1

Life at Work 2

Life in the Community: Bridgeport, Connecticut 3

4

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 5

6

Selected Prices, 1896 6

Timeline of Corsets and Ladies' Undergarments 8

Timeline (continued) 9

1901: Anti-Cigaret League of America Volunteer

Life at Home 17

Life at Work 19

Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois 21

Selected Prices, 1901 24

Salaries in Chicago, 1900 27

1904: "Poison Squad" Volunteer for the Pure Food and Drug Act

Life at Home 33

Life at Work 35

Life in the Community: Washington, DC 37

Selected Prices, 1904 41

Timeline of Food and Drug Laws 42

1910: Medical School Reformer

Life at Home 47

Life at Work 50

Life in the Community: Louisville, Kentucky 51

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 54

Selected Prices, 1910 55

Timeline 56

1915: Railway Surgeon

Life at Home 65

Life at Work 66

Life in the Community: Petersburg, Virginia 68

Selected Prices, 1915 71

Timeline of Railway Surgery 72

Timeline of Railway Surgery (continued) 73

1919: Doctor, Influenza Epidemic

Life at Home 81

Life at Work 82

Life in the Community: Richmond, Virginia 84

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 87

Selected Prices, 1919 88

Influenza Timeline, 1918 89

Influenza Timeline, 1918 (continued) 90

Influenza Timeline, 1918 (continued) 91

1924: Dentist

Life at Home 99

Life at Work 102

Life in the Community: Columbia, South Carolina 105

Selected Prices, 1924 108

Timeline of Dentistry 109

Timeline of Dentistry (continued) 110

Timeline of Dentistry (continued) 111

1931: Hospital Nurse

Life at Home 117

Life at Work 120

Life in the Community: Berkeley, California 122

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 124

Selected Prices, 1931 125

Timeline of Nursing 127.

Timeline of Nursing (continued) 128

Timeline of Nursing (continued) 129

1941: Pharmacist

Life at Home 131

Life at Work 133

Life in the Community: Smithtown, New York 135

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 137

Selected Prices, 1941 138

Pharmacy Timeline 139

Pharmacy Timeline (continued) 140

1955: Family Physician

Life at Home 147

Life at Work 149

Life in the Community: Charleston, South Carolina 151

Selected Prices, 1955 154

Timeline of Medicine 155

Timeline of Medicine (continued) 156

Timeline of Medicine (continued) 157

Timeline of Medicine (continued) 158

1959: Hospital Workers' Strike Organizer

Life at Home 163

Life at Work 164

Life in the Community: New York, New York 166

Selected Prices, 1959 170

Labor Timeline 171

Labor Timeline (continued) 172

Labor Timeline (continued) 173

Labor Timeline (continued) 174

1965: Psychologist and Head Start Champion

Life at Home 177

Life at Work 179

Life in the Community: Nashville, Tennessee 182

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 183

Selected Prices, 1965 184

Timeline of Psychology 185

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 186

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 187

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 188

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 189

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 190

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 191

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 192

Timeline of Psychology (continued) 193

1967: Medical Student

Life at Home 197

Life at Work 199

Life in the Community: San Francisco, California 200

Selected Prices, 1967 203

Chinese Immigration Timeline 204

Chinese Immigration Timeline (continued) 205

Chinese Immigration Timeline (continued) 206

1971: Life Insurance Agent

Life at Home 211

Life at Work 212

Life in the Community: Omaha, Nebraska 213

Selected Prices, 1971 216.

Life Insurance Timeline 217

Life Insurance Timeline (continued) 218

1972: Ambulance Driver

Life at Home 225

Life at Work: Ambulance Driving 225

Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois 227

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 228

Selected Prices, 1972 229

Timeline of EMS Services 230

Timeline of EMS Services (continued) 231

1974: Ear, Nose, and Throat Physician

Life at Home 239

Life at Work 241

Life in the Community: Fort Myers, Florida 243

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 245

Selected Prices, 1974 246

Timeline of Rural Health Outreach 247

1975: Caregiver

Life at Home 253

Life at Work 254

Life in the Community: New York City 256

Selected Prices, 1975 258

Jamaican Immigration Timeline 259

1980: Phlebotomist, Early AIDS Crisis

Life at Home 265

Life at Work 268

Life in the Community 271

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 274

Selected Prices, 1980 275

Timeline of Phlebotomy 277

Timeline of Phlebotomy (continued) 279

1983: Civilian (Medical Student), Invasion of Grenada

Life at Home 281

Life at Work 282

Life in the Community: Grenada 285

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 286

Selected Prices, 1983 287

Timeline of U.S. Invasion of Grenada 288

1994: Physician's Assistant

Life at Home 297

Life at Work 299

Life in the Community: Sugar Land, Texas 301

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 303

Selected Prices, 1994 304

Timeline of Physician Assistant Profession 305

Timeline of Physician Assistant Profession (continued) 306

1995: Pediatrician, Group Practice

Life at Home 307

Life at Work 309

Life in the Community: Seattle, Washington 312

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 315

Selected Prices, 1995 316

Group Medical Practice Timeline 317

2006: Nurse Midwife

Life at Home 319

Life at Work 320

Life in the Community 322

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 324

Selected Prices, 2006 325.

Midwifery Timeline 326

2009: Physician, Doctors Without Borders

Life at Home 327

Life at Work 329

Life in the Community: Afghanistan 331

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 333

Selected Prices, 2009 334

Doctors Without Borders Timeline 335

Doctors Without Borders Timeline (continued) 336

Doctors Without Borders Timeline (continued) 337

Doctors Without Borders Timeline (continued) 338

Doctors Without Borders Timeline (continued) 339

2009: Biochemist

Life at Home 341

Life at Work 343

Life in the Community: Stow, Massachusetts 343

Selected Prices, 2009 346

Timeline of Biochemistry 347

Timeline of Biochemistry (continued) 348

Timeline of Biochemistry (continued) 349

2010: Wounded Warrior

Life at Home 363

Life at Work 367

Life in the Community: Iraq and Afghanistan 368

Selected Prices, 2010 371

2016: Family Therapist

Life at Home 373

Life at Work 374

Life in the Community: Worcester, Massachusetts 375

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 377

Selected Prices, 2016 378

2016: Telehealth Remote Nurse

Life at Home 387

Life at Work 389

Life in the Community 391

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 394

Selected Prices, 2016 395

2017: Hospital Data Security Administrator

Life at Home 397

Life at Work 399

Life in the Community: Salem, Oregon 402

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 404

Selected Prices, 2017 405

2020: Geriatric Nurse Practioner, COVID Pandemic

Life at Home 407

Life at Work 409

Life in the Community 413

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 416

Selected Prices, 2020 417

2021: Pharmaceutical Electrical Engineer, COVID Treatment

Life at Home 421

Life at Work 422

Life in the Community: Durham, North Carolina 423

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 425

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 426

Selected Prices, 2021 427

2022: Registered Nurse

Life at Home 431

Life at Work 432.

Life in the Community: Arvada, Colorado 433

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT 435

Selected Prices, 2022 436

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781637003862

1637003862

OCLC:

1369661728