Chicago History Podcast Episode 119 - Provident Hospital, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, and Emma Reynolds
Provident Hospital, the first owned-and-operated African American hospital not just in Chicago but in the country, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, the African American surgeon who performed the first open-heart surgery, and Emma Reynolds, the first African American woman to be admitted to the Medical College of Chicago at Northwestern University are all discussed in episode 119. Enjoy!
Further Reading (purchasing books through these links helps support the production of this podcast):
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth To Modern Chicago by Gary Krist
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African Americans in Chicago (Images of America) by Lowell D. Thompson
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Music Used in The Production of This Episode Includes:
Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 006 by Sascha Ende
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