Search Results for: The Health Seekers Of Southern California 1870 1900

The nineteenth-century notion that Southern California's sunny climate could cure tuberculosis, asthma, rheumatism, and a host of other diseases triggered a rus

In 1924, the United States began a bold program in public health. The Indian Service of the United States hired its first nurses to work among Indians living on

Tracing the history of Southern California from the late 19th century through the late 20th century, this book reveals how this region did much more than just c

The half-century between 1880 and 1930 saw rampant growth in many American cities and an equally rapid movement of women into the work force. In Los Angeles, th

From the earliest Spanish explorations in the late 1500s through the present, California's history and growth have been both tumultuous and phenomenal. All the