print email comment close The Most Dangerous Woman in America URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) NOVA program about "Typhoid Mary" (Mary Mallon), "a cook who was quarantined for life against her will in the early 1900s" because she was a carrier of typhoid fever. The site features a historical analysis, a letter from Mary asking for her release, and a chronology of quarantine. Also includes an interactive epidemiology feature, program transcript, teacher's guide, bibliography, and links to related sites. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Extra Keywords public health epidemics communicable diseases Library of Congress Subject Headings: Epidemiology People Quarantine Typhoid fever Typhoid Mary, d. 1938 LII Database Information: Record 8798 created by Maria Brandt on 03/28/2005 Last modification on 03/28/2005 Published: 03/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8798