Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century Reggae Music From the streets to the

From the streets to the penitentiary

The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor

instead relying on fresh ingredients

Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table

Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century Reggae Music From the streets to theBlack women physicians stories have gone untold for far too long, leaving gaping holes in American medical history, in womens history, and in black history. Its time to set the record straight No real account of black women physicians in the US exists, and what little mention is made of these women in existing histories is often insubstantial or altogether incorrect. In this work of extensive research, Jasmine Brown offers a rich new perspective,