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Typhoid Mary, d. 1938.
Typhoid fever -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Quarantine -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Typhoid Mary, d. 1938.
Typhoid fever -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Quarantine -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Typhoid Mary [videorecording (
DVD
)] : The most dangerous woman in America.
WGBH Educational Foundation, c2005.
Call #:
DVD
614
.5112
T991
Subjects
Typhoid Mary, d. 1938.
Typhoid fever -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Quarantine -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
ISBN:
159375177X
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] :
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Program content: Nancy Porter Productions, c2004.
Based on the book Typhoid Mary: captive to the public's health / Judith Walzer Leavitt.
Special features : Printable materials for educators ; Access to the NOVA web site ; Scene selection.
Letterboxed.
Home use only.
Closed-captioned ; Described video for the visually impaired.
Production:
Produced by Peter Frumkin ; written and directed by Nancy M. Porter ; co-producer, Jennifer Pearce ; a film by Nancy Porter Productions, Inc. for NOVA in association with WGBH/Boston.
Summary:
In 1906 in America it was first discovered that humans could transmit typhoid fever. This is a dramatization of the outbreak and a profile of Irish cook Mary Mallon, known as 'Typhoid Mary'. Quarantined against her will, the story reveals the newfound power of health officials to protect the masses, often at the expense of personal liberties.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
Films for people with visual disabilities.
DVDs.
Described video.
Other authors:
Porter, Nancy W.
Frumkin, Peter.
Pearce, Jennifer.
Leavitt, Judith Walzer. Typhoid Mary : captive to the public's health.
Nancy Porter Productions.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
WGBH Video (Firm)
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