The office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging invites you to attend and learn about the story of “The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis”. About the book - (mariasmilios.com)
Maria Smilios is the author of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis.
A native of New York City, Maria holds a Masters of Arts from Boston University in Religion & Literature where she was a Henry Luce Scholar and a Presidential Scholar. She also taught Essay and Research writing in the university’s writing program. Maria formerly worked as a development editor in the Biomedical Sciences editing books in lung diseases, pediatric and breast cancer, neurology, and ocular diseases. It was during this time when she read a line in a book that led her to discover the story of the Black Angels.
Through writing the book, she has become in involved in advocating for affordable and accessible TB drugs in TB heavy countries, working with and supporting organizations such as EndTB and Partners in Health.
Please Join us on Tuesday, November 7th at YSN from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
This event is open to the entire YSN Community. Registration is required and will be sent via calendar invite to the YSN Community, all registered attendees will receive a free copy of the book.
- 4:30 pm presentation and story of the Black Angels followed by Q & A
- 5:30 pm Book signing
- 6:00 pm Reception
Please mark your calendars open for this remarkable event!
REGISTER: https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3sHCCsLt6Xk8oGG