Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger, Psyche Williams-Forson, PhD. Dr. Williams-Forson is an associate professor and chair, Department of American Studies, University of Maryland-College Park and
Tag: African American History
Behind the Scenes on Mercy Street
Circulating Now readers recently learned about a unique register of patients from Mansion House Hospital dating from the 1860s and 1870s, which NLM holds in
Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in Early America
Psyche Williams-Forson, PhD, will speak at 2 PM on November 3 at the National Library of Medicine on “Fire and Freedom: Food and Enslavement in
A Personal Perspective on Race, Opportunity and the U.S. Health System
Louis W. Sullivan, MD, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989–1993, will speak on “A Personal Perspective on Race, Opportunity and the U.S.
Power to the People: Washington Gives Back
By Jennifer Brier, Anne Armstrong, Julie Kutruff, Erin Carlson Mast, Patricia Tuohy Creative individuals and institutions in Washington DC have moved beyond what often comes
The Medical Civil Rights Movement and Access to Health Care
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Beatrix Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s most recent exhibition,
For All the People
Dr. Beatrix Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s newest exhibition, For All the People: A Century of
Medical Identity and Ethnicity in 19th-Century New Orleans
Dr. Amy Wiese Forbes spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “Medical Identity and Ethnicity in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans.” Dr. Forbes is Associate
Joycelyn Elders, United States Surgeon General
By Elizabeth Fee Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American to be appointed Surgeon-General of the United States. A brilliant, talented, and powerful woman, she had
Remembering Levi Watkins Jr., 1945–2015
By Jill L. Newmark and Margaret A. Hutto In an operating room at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, February 1980, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr.,
Lincoln’s Last Hours
By Jill L. Newmark This week, Circulating Now marks a pivotal event in American history with a short series of posts. 150 years ago on
The History of Race in Randomized Controlled Trials
Laura E. Bothwell spoke today at the National Library of Medicine in recognition of African American History Month on “The History of Race in Randomized
Midwives of St. Croix
By Alexsandra Mitchell Documents within the American College of Nurse-Midwives archival collection in the National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine Division address the importance
Male Midwives in Ethiopia
By Alexsandra Mitchell This photograph from our Images from the History of Medicine database (IHM), is one of many gems in our collection. This 1960s
A Civil War Surgeon’s Books Rediscovered
By Jill L. Newmark “…the sight of his uniform stirred the faintest heart to faith in the new destiny of the race, for Dr. Augusta
Ossie Davis at Freedmen’s Hospital
By Alexsandra Mitchell This undated image of civil rights activist, actor, playwright, poet, author, and director, Ossie Davis is just one of the ‘hidden treasures’
Black Student Nurses Around the World
By Alexsandra Mitchell In the 1940s and 50s, when the United Nations and the World Health Organization were new, an organization called the Helene Fuld
A Look at Librarians
By Alexsandra Mitchell The job description for today’s librarian is ever-changing, adapting to constantly evolving technological advancements that better serve library users. Libraries have expanded
MCCR was There
By Elizabeth A. Mullen As crowds gather today on the Mall in Washington, DC—on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington
James Reese Europe in Paris
By Alexsandra Mitchell In the midst of chaos and war, there is peace and joy through music! This image from the NLM’s collections features James
The Blood Donor Evolution
By Ginny A. Roth This 1981 poster titled “The Summer Blood Donor is a Rare Bird – Be Distinguished” from the Great Britain Department of
A Heart Healthy Message From Arthur Ashe, Jr.
By Ginny A. Roth Today, tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr., would have been 70 years old. Ashe was a no. 1 ranked professional tennis player
