The Willowbrook Wars

Rothman, David J.; Rothman, Sheila M.

ISBN 10: 0060152346 / ISBN 13: 9780060152345

Published by Harper Row, 1984

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Willowbrook Wars
• Publisher: Harper Row
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060152346
• ISBN 13: 9780060152345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

A first-hand account of the scandal at New York's Willowbrook Home for the handicapped, the five-year court battle that followed, and the fate of the home's 5,400 handicapped residents

About the Author

Sheila M. Rothman is professor of public health in the Division of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University. Her books include Woman's Proper Place: A History of Changing Ideals and Practices, 1870 to the Present, and Living in the Shadow of Death: Tuberculosis and the Experience of Illness in American History.