Pioneers in Health and Healing

This collection features influential figures in health and medicine who have shaped our understanding of wellness, mental health, and public health reform. Each audiobook offers a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced by these pioneers, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the history of health and healing.

Clarence Meredith Hincks

Clarence Meredith Hincks (1885 - 1964) was a pioneering Canadian physician who made significant contributions to mental health. His work has…

John Barleycorn

par Jack London Lu par Peter Kelleher 4.5

Jack London died at the age of forty. In this autobiographical work, London describes his life as seen through the eyes of John Barleycorn (…

A Mind That Found Itself

par Clifford Whittingham Beers Lu par Skip Corris 5

At twenty-four, Clifford Beers, Yale graduate and son of an old New England family, was confined to a mental institution, where he experienc…

Work Of The Sisters During The Epidemic Of Influenza

par Francis Edward Tourscher Lu par David Wales 4.6

In 1918 over 2,000 Roman Catholic nuns left their convents in the Philadelphia area to nurse the sick and dying of the influenza epidemic. …

Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer

par Joseph Rogers Lu par David Wales 4.8

Joseph Rogers (1821-1889) was an English physician, medical officer, and health care reformer in London. The system of poor-law dispensarie…

Infection and Immunity

par George M. Sternberg Lu par J. M. Smallheer 4.8

Infection and Immunity with Special Reference to the Prevention of Infectious Diseases presents a subject that is as relevant today as it wa…

Margaret Sanger

par Margaret Sanger Lu par PhyllisV 3.3

Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in o…

A Guide to Health

par Mahatma Gandhi Lu par LibriVox Volunteers 4.3

Mahatma Gandhi, known today as a fascinating political leader and pacifist, also considered himself "something of an authority on matte…

Notes on Nursing

par Florence Nightingale Lu par Cori Samuel 4.8

Notes on Nursing was published in 1859 and is a fascinating view into the theories underpinning the early development of modern nursing and …

Unmasked, or the Science of Immorality

par Mary Edwards Walker Lu par Pamela Nagami 4.1

Mary Edwards Walker was a physician and surgeon who served in the Civil War. An abolitionist, prohibitionist, and cross-dressing leader of t…