What You Will Learn
Before there was Covid-19, there was Cholera! During the 19th century, cholera raged through the United States several times with high fatality rates. Drawing from her book, The Pie Seller, the Drunk and the Lady: Heroes of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky, Foody poignantly describes this civic devastation and the crucial deeds of the formerly enslaved woman, the homeless workman, and the founder of the Orphan Asylum during a summer with 500 deaths. Despite great medical advances, cholera is still a worldwide killer. A former Public Health Nurse, Foody explains why by tracing repetitive patterns of epidemics from disease spread to national response, with lessons for our global health today.
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Terry Foody, RN, MSN is a graduate of Niagara University, New York and University of Kentucky. A former public health nurse, university instructor, and research coordinator, she’s authored two non-fiction history books. A Kentucky Humanities Speaker, Terry brings her extensive research, fascinating subjects and personal perspective to audiences near and far.
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The 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky
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