Portions of Chapter 5 appeared in an earlier form in "White Nurses, Black Midwives, and Public Health in Mississippi, 1920-1950," Nursing History Review 2 ( 1994): 29 - 49. Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1995 by Susan L. Smith All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith Susan Lynn, 1960- Sick and tired of being sick and tired : black women's health activism in America, 1890-1950 / Susan L. Smith. p. cm. -- (Studies in health, illness, and caregiving) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8122-3237-2 (alk. paper). -- ISBN 0-8122-1449-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Afro-American women health reformers -- Southern States -- History. 2. Afro-Americans -- Medical care -- Southern States -- History. 3. Health care reform -- Southern States -- History. 4. Public health -- Southern States -- History. I. Title. II. Series. RA448.5.N4S65 1995 362.1,089,96073 -- dc20 95-11310 CIP 2nd paperback printing 1996 -iv- |