- Title:
- Nurses Need to be Taken Care of, Too: Stories of Black Nurses in the Workplace
- Date Created:
- 2011
- Description:
- Adriene Tillman and Shirley Aikin examine the social trends and attitudes that have shaped their experiences as African-American nurses. Particular attention is paid to the interviewees involvement with the Ebony Nurses Association of Tacoma, a local organization that provides professional and personal support to its members. Other topics of discussion include Tillmans union activity with the Washington State Nurses Association, Aikins teaching career at Pacific Lutheran University, and the current strengths and weaknesses of the nursing profession.
- Location:
- United States -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma
- Source:
- University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project
- Source Identifier:
- chp2011-01
- Type:
- image
- Format:
- cpd
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- http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en