An edition of Typhoid Mary (1996)

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An edition of Typhoid Mary (1996)

Typhoid Mary

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In this book, historian Judith Walzer Leavitt tells the remarkable story of Mary Mallon, the woman known as "Typhoid Mary." Combining social history with biography, Leavitt brings to life early-twentieth-century New York City, a world of strict class divisions and prejudice against immigrants and women. She re-creates the excitement of the early days of microbiology and explores the conflicting perspectives of journalists, public health officials, the law, and Mary Mallon herself.

Mary Mallon was the first healthy carrier of typhoid to be carefully traced in North America, but there were other healthy carriers - over 400 in New York City alone by the 1930s - whose treatment was much less harsh. Why did Mallon's case turn out as it did? As Leavitt shows, the answers have to do with popular prejudices as well as with the legal dimensions of Mallon's case.

By exploring the many contexts for Mallon's experience, Leavitt provides a rich and many-layered chronicle of a woman's personal tragedy and a society's dilemma. She also explores the continuing cultural significance of Typhoid Mary, describing the ways Mallon's story has been reinterpreted in fiction, drama, and historians' narratives up to the present.

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Beacon Press
Language
English
Pages
336

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Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health
2014, Beacon Press
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Typhoid Mary
July 31, 1997, Beacon Press
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Cover of: Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary: captive to the public's health
1996, Beacon Press
in English
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Typhoid Mary: captive to the public's health
1996, Beacon Press
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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
336
Dimensions
8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Weight
1 pounds

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Open Library
OL7944617M
ISBN 10
0807021032
ISBN 13
9780807021033
OCLC/WorldCat
266658176
Library Thing
168392
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