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Lädt ... Mud Creek Medicine: The Life of Eula Hall and the Fight for Appalachiavon Kiran Bhatraju
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This was a richly researched biography of a major figure in health care in eastern Kentucky during the 20th century, but not someone that would be a household name elsewhere. Eula Hall wasn't trained as a doctor or social worker, but she used tenacity, a lifetime of strong connections to neighbors, and skill in navigating bureaucracies to her advantage. The result is a nonprofit community clinic that serves all and is still around today, but was a fledgling presence in a trailer in its early years. Recommended if you have interest in reading about grassroots organizing for specific purposes. It isn't glamorous or fast, but the story of Hall shows how it can be impactful. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"From deep in the mountains of Appalachia to the steps of Capitol Hill, Mud Creek Medicine chronicles the life of an iconoclastic woman with a resolute spirit to help her people. Eula Hall, born into abject poverty in Greasy Creek, Kentucky, found herself -- through sheer determination and will -- at the center of a century-long struggle to lift up a part of America that is too often forgotten. Through countless interviews and meticulous research, Kiran Bhatraju, a native of Eastern Kentucky, deftly traces Eula's life from impoverished hired girl to community activist. Eula served as a foot soldier in the War on Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson's noble attempt to change the trajectory of a timeless people. That work sparked her determination to follow her own brand of tough-love, bootstrapped compassion for a lifetime. Eula's story shows how one woman could make a difference through a clear-eyed understanding of the nexus between politics, wealth, labor, and disease. Mud Creek Medicine takes the reader through Eula's experiences with moonshining, labor strikes, and fighting against severe domestic abuse, to eventually building and managing her clinic."-- From dust jacket flap. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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