How Susan La Flesche Picotte Became America’s First Native Woman Doctor – Then Built The Hospital Her People Had Been Denied
The buggy stories are vivid.
The public-health work may have saved more lives.
She Fought A Problem Medicine Alone Could Not Cure
Alcohol became one of Susan’s most persistent public concerns.
The issue carried deep historical baggage.
Alcohol had long been used in trade with Native communities, sometimes exploitatively.
Federal law attempted to restrict sales in Indian Country, but enforcement was inconsistent.
Sellers continued finding ways to supply alcohol near reservations.
Susan saw the consequences in homes and families.
Her husband’s struggles made the issue personal.
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