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DESCRIPTION:Event: Sickness & Stigma at Sea View: The Black Angels\n\nDate:
  Wednesday\, April 16\n\nTime: noon–1 p.m. CDT\n\nLocation: MSC 1010 and vi
 a Zoom\n\n \n\nDiscover the true story of the Black Angels at the 16th annu
 al Richard B. Davis\, MD\, PhD History of Medicine Lecture on Wednesday\, A
 pril 16 from noon–1 p.m. in-person (MSC 1010) and online via Zoom (registra
 tion required).\n\n \n\nAuthor Maria Smilios learned about the Black Angels
  while working as a science book editor at Springer Publishing. As a native
  New Yorker and lover of history\, medicine\, and women's narratives\, she 
 became determined to tell their story.\n\n \n\n"The Black Angels" is the tr
 ue story of the Black nurses who\, in 1929\, wagered their lives by leaving
  the Jim Crow south and went north to work on an isolated hilltop in Staten
  Island at Sea View Hospital. The "pest house" was an overcrowded municipal
  tuberculosis sanatorium where the city sent its poorest residents\, consid
 ered "uncouth and un-American consumptives" to languish and die.\n\n \n\nIn
 dividuals interested in attending the lecture can do so in person (MSC 1010
 ) or register to attend via Zoom. Boxed lunches will be available to the fi
 rst 30 in-person attendees.\n\n \n\nBook Giveaway\n\n \n\nThe library will 
 hold a drawing for signed copies of Maria's book\, The Black Angels: The Un
 told Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Individuals can ente
 r online.\n\n \n\nMeet and Greet Opportunities\n\n \n\nConnect with award-w
 inning author\, keynote speaker\, and adjunct lecturer\, Maria Smilios duri
 ng one of two meet & greet sessions. Chat with Maria during these small gro
 up sessions and learn more about the historic nurses called the Black Angel
 s. As tuberculosis and other infectious diseases remain a concern\, discove
 r how previously untold stories from our past can inform current strategies
  for combating health disparities. Bring your questions. Snacks will be pro
 vided for in-person attendees.\n\n \n\nWednesday\, April 16\n\n• 9–10 a.m. 
 CDT | CNS 40118 or via Zoom• 3–4 p.m. CDT | COPH 3001 or via ZoomLearn more
  about Maria Smilios and the history of the Davis Lecture on the library's 
 website.
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SUMMARY:Davis Lecture | Sickness & Stigma at Sea View: The Black Angels 
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