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Leprosy Cries for Shelter In Nation Wide Outcast Plight
A long read on leprosy in America, detailing scattered patients and cruel social isolation. It covers Blackwell's Island lepers near a hospital, Kentucky women, and a Philippine veteran, plus historians and Sisters of Charity care toiling for cure and dignity. The piece argues for a national asylum and highlights Molokai as a historic model, while condemning public prejudice and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Blackwell's Island
Lowsiana
Potomac
Gen. Wardell
Baltimore
Thera
Joseph Damien
Long Lefora
Ishinds
Waele
Molokal
Anay
Tabor Darnien
Marcela
St Joseph's Hospital
Philadelpha
New Orleans
Sisters of Charity
Houge
Emmitsburg
A. V. Keenan
Marcella
Kentucky
Lounsville
Blue Graia
Suicile
Frankfort
Indianapolis