Summary - Take My Hand - Based On The Book By Dolen Perkins-Valdez

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SUMMARY 
  
TAKE MY HAND 
BASED ON THE BOOK BY DOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ 
  
SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES 
  
CONTENT 
A Past Revisited 
The Williams Family 
Ethical Concerns 
Seeking Answers 
Taking Action 
The Lawsuit 
The Aftermath 
A Personal Reckoning 
Present Day 
General Analysis 
  
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK 
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez tells the story of Civil Townsend, a nurse in 1970s Alabama who becomes involved with the Williams family. The narrative focuses on the injustices of involuntary sterilization and the ethical dilemmas faced by medical professionals. As Civil works at a family planning clinic, she discovers that the new birth control shot Depo-Provera is being administered to young, poor, black girls, like the Williams sisters. This discovery sets her on a path to fight for justice, while simultaneously questioning her own role and culpability in the situation. The book explores themes of race, class, medical ethics, and the complexities of good intentions, while not revealing what happens at the end of the story.

Duração: 25 minutos (00:24:32)
Data de publicação: 19/01/2025; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —