NOVA - Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593751777
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 159375177X
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 04, 2005
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 36470
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Interweaving biography and social history, The Most Dangerous Woman in America tells the extraordinary story of Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary. She gained this notoriety by being the first person in North America to be identified as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever. Despite her indignant protests of innocence, she was incarcerated for years on an island in New York's East River. Mary Mallon's saga throws into vivid relief the emerging science of public health and the social, ethical, and legal dilemmas it posed to its pioneers at the turn of the twentieth century. Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired. On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.
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- A glitzy production.The picture on the disc's case is a plain drawing, in brown and white. But what we find on the disc ... Read More
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- Typhoid Mary Comes AliveThis is a solid film about Mary Mallon (aka Typhoid Mary) and the efforts of the New York Board of Health ... Read More
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- Be Careful With That Home Made Peach Ice Cream!This is another well produced NOVA offering that this time centers on the infamous "Typhoid Mary!" I've heard ... Read More
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- Mary, Mary, quite contrary (spolier warning)Mary Mallon was an Irish immigrant who worked as a cook to several wealthy families. Unfortunately, she was also ... Read More
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- Really Eye CatchingThis Nova episode is something I saw on TV last evening.I knew about Typhoid Mary from historical legend but ... Read More
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