Category: Healthcare

An Indigenous Woman’s Legal Fight After Forced Sterilization

by gschultz, posted in American Indian History, Civil Rights, Cultural and Ethnic Heritage, Healthcare, Uncategorized, Women's History

Today’s post was written by Grace Schultz, archivist at the National Archives at Philadelphia. Special thanks to Rose Buchanan and Cody White, Subject Matter Experts for Native American Related Records, for their feedback and expertise during the process of writing this post. The following piece along with associated archival records discuss forced sterilization, racist slurs … Continue reading An Indigenous Woman’s Legal Fight After Forced Sterilization

Help is on the Way! Hospitals in the Records of the National Register of Historic Places

by John LeGloahec, posted in Civil War, Healthcare, Interior/Environment, Presidents

Car of Hospital Train (NAID 138926016) Much has been written over the past two years about the first responders who have performed so admirably and nobly during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Doctors and nurses caring for so many Americans as people suffered, and in too many cases, succumbed to the virus.  There are more than 8,000 … Continue reading Help is on the Way! Hospitals in the Records of the National Register of Historic Places