Gender, Race and Class at Work: Enlisting African Health Labour into the Gold Coast Medical Service, 1860–1957
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, : , Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About Gender , Race and Class at Work : Enlisting African Health Labour into the Gold Coast Medical Service , 1860â1957 Posted on January 24, 2024 by Chris Pak Article Summary by Lucky Tomdi This article is part of an ongoing project that examines the historical roles and experiences of African health workers in Ghana during the late 19th and 20th centuries . It examines how gender , race , and class shaped the participation of Africans in colonial and Christian missionary biomedical services from 1860 to 1957. I focus on how European and African gendered ideologies , racial discrimination , and class differences influenced the recruitment and
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