Article ID: CBB208096485

Tonics, Whiskey Bottles, and Syringes: Clues to Care in a Midwife’s Washington, D.C., Household (2022)

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The Taliaferros were an African American family who lived in the post-emancipation neighborhood of Barry Farm/Hillsdale in southeast Washington, D.C. Their surviving daughter, Olivia, had a career as a nurse and midwife, but little else is currently known about her life. This article combines documentary sources, a salvage collection, and an archaeological collection to think about Olivia’s career, her labor, and her social connections. I draw on household archaeology and Black-feminist thought to examine the possibilities of Olivia Taliaferro’s lived experience, arguing that the material from her household has the potential to secure recognition of Black women’s omnipresent contributions to the world.

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Article Jennifer A. Lupu; Madeline Ryan (2022) Introduction: Health and Medicine in Historical Social Contexts. Historical Archaeology (pp. 642-647). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Fennelly, Katherine
Flexner, James L.
Hyde, Charles K.
Lucas, Gavin
Merrett, Christopher
Parle, Julie
Journals
Historical Archaeology
International Journal of Historical Archaeology
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
American Historical Review
American Studies
Journal of Historical Geography
Publishers
University Press of Florida
Manchester University Press
BAR Publishing
Occasional Publications of the Natal Society Foundation
Concepts
Historical archaeology
Excavations (archaeology)
Households
African Americans
Women
Industrial archaeology
People
Hudson, Kenneth
Roland W. Robbins
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
17th century
20th century, early
21st century
Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)
Places
Washington, D. C. (U.S.)
United States
Great Britain
Iceland
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
New York (U.S.)
Institutions
Society for Industrial Archeology
West Point Foundry
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