PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2007) Winner
Harriet A. Washington
ハリエット・エー・ワシントン
Harriet A. Washington
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-10-05 （Fort Dix, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Fort Dix, New Jersey → Rochester, New York → Manhattan, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Medical ethicist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University, John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | English Literature | B.A. | 1972-1976 | United States |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | — | Journalism | M.A. | — | United States |
University of Rochester
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ English Literature
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1972-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
B.A. in English literature
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
M.A. in journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Medical Apartheid | ノンフィクション | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
National Book Critics Circle Award
2007
Work:
Medical Apartheid
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Medical Apartheid
2006 NonfictionThe first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans.
Medical ethicsRacial discriminationHuman experimentation
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
2019 NonfictionExplores environmental racism and its impact on brain development in communities of color.
Environmental racismPublic healthNeurotoxins
Bibliography
- Living Healthy with Hepatitis C: Natural and Conventional Approaches to Recover your Quality of Life (2000)
- Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present (2006)
- Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future (2011)
- Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How we "Catch" Mental Illness (2015)
- A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind (2019)
- Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Medical Consent (2021)
Legacy
American author known for her works on medical ethics and racial injustice in healthcare.