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===Tuskegee Syphilis Study===
===Tuskegee Syphilis Study===

During the forty years of the study, from 1932 to 1972, Nurse Rivers was the experiment's only full-time staff member.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/16/tv/first-do-no-harm-a-nurse-and-the-deceived-subjects-of-the-tuskegee-study.html | title=First, Do No Harm: a Nurse And the Deceived Subjects Of the Tuskegee Study | work=New York Times | date=16 February 1997 | accessdate=24 May 2014 | author=Marriott, Michel}}</ref>


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Eunice Verdell Rivers Laurie
Born(1899-11-12)November 12, 1899[1]
DiedAugust 28, 1986(1986-08-28) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesEunice Rivers
Occupationnurse
Known formedical study coordinator
SpouseJulius Laurie


Eunice Verdell Rivers Laurie (1899-1986) was an African American nurse who worked in the state of Alabama. She is best known for her work as the coordinator of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment.[2]


Early life and education

Career

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

During the forty years of the study, from 1932 to 1972, Nurse Rivers was the experiment's only full-time staff member.[3]

Later life

References

  1. ^ "Black Women in America: Eunice Rivers Laurie". Beautiful, Also, Are the Souls of my Black Sisters. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Susan L. (1996). "Neither Victim nor Villain: Nurse Eunice Rivers, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Public Health Work". Journal of Women's History. 8 (1): 95–113. doi:10.1353/jowh.2010.0446.
  3. ^ Marriott, Michel (16 February 1997). "First, Do No Harm: a Nurse And the Deceived Subjects Of the Tuskegee Study". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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