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Author Hadfield, Leslie Anne, author.

Title A bold profession : African nurses in rural apartheid South Africa / Leslie Anne Hadfield
Published Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2021]
©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 258 pages) : illustrations
Series Women in Africa and the diaspora
Women in Africa and the diaspora.
Contents Medical systems and the rise of African nursing -- The politics of Ciskei homeland health care -- Remembering clinic work -- Engaging Xhosa beliefs and practices -- Negotiating marriage and family relations -- Conclusion
Summary "In rural South African clinics, Black nurses played critical roles. Charged with administering valuable and life-saving health care measures despite a lack of equipment and personnel, these nurses had to navigate the intersections of traditional African healing practices, changing gender relations, and increasing educational and economic opportunities for South Africa's Black middle class between the 1960s and 1980s. Leslie Anne Hadfield compellingly demonstrates how these women were able to successfully carve out their own professional space and reshape notions of health and healing in the Eastern Cape. Bringing forth the stories of these nurses in their own voices, A Bold Profession is an homage to their dedication to the well-being of their communities. Hadfield sheds light on the struggles of balancing commitment to career and family lives during an oppressive apartheid. The volume fills an important gap for scholars studying the history of women, nursing, and health care in South Africa, illuminating the humanity of health care workers" -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-254) and index
Subject Women nurses -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century
Nurses, Black -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century
Rural nurses -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century
Nursing -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY / General
Nurses, Black
Nursing
Rural nurses
Women nurses
South Africa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780299331238
0299331237