Sarah DiGregorio with Angela Garbes: The Complicated History of Nursing
Full disclosure: I do not know much about science. I did not do well in science. But with Town Hall's Motulsky Series, which is dedicated to understanding the world around us through a community-oriented take on math, biology, chemistry, and more, I now enjoy science! This week, they're welcoming guest speaker Sarah DiGregorio to discuss her latest work, Taking Care: The Revolutionary Story of Nursing, which chronicles the lives of nurses past, present, and future. Combining storytelling with nuanced reporting, she examines how humans have succeeded—and sometimes failed—at caring for each other. DiGregorio, who is also a recipe writer, will be joined by local writer (former Stranger food critic!) and speaker Angela Garbes, who has also written books on the sociology of motherhood. The series is named after Arno G. Motulsky, an international leader, Holocaust survivor, and acclaimed professor. He founded the University of Washington Division of Medical Genetics in 1957, and later made extraordinary medical contributions as "the father of pharmacogenomics." This series serves as a reminder that the physical and social sciences aren’t as separated as we often believe.
by Brittne Lunniss