Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950

Darlene Clark Hine

Indiana University Press, 1989 - African American nurses - 264 pages

This pathbreaking study analyzes the impact of racism on the development of the nursing profession, particularly on black women in the profession.

Contents

• Northern Black Hospitals and Nurse Training Schools: 26
• Training Nurses in Southern Black Hospitals: 47
• A Case Study: 63

About the author

Darlene Clark Hine was born in Morley, Missouri on February 7, 1947. She received a BA from Roosevelt University in 1968 and a MA and PhD from Kent State University in 1970 and 1975, respectively. She is considered a leading historian of the African American experience who helped found the field of black women's history. She has taught at South Carolina State College, Purdue University, and Michigan State University. She has written numerous books including Black Victory: The Rise and Fall of the White Primary in Texas; When the Truth Is Told: Black Women's Community and Culture in Indiana, 1875-1950; Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950; and Speak Truth to Power: The Black Professional Class in United States History.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950; Blacks in the diaspora; Issue 529 of Midland Bks
• Author: Darlene Clark Hine
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1989
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Aug 11, 2011
• ISBN: 0253205298, 9780253205292
• Length: 264 pages