The ETSU Medical Library is hosting a traveling exhibit from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine on the issue of domestic violence and the role of health professionals in confronting this issue. As part of this exhibit, we will host lectures, community events, and a supply drive for a local violence shelter.
The National Library of Medicine produced "Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s
Lives/Enfrentando la violencia, mejorando la vida de las mujeres," guest curated by
historian and educator Catherine Jacquet, PhD (Louisiana State University).
The traveling exhibition tells the story about nurses working to reform a medical
profession that failed to acknowledge domestic violence as a health issue and not
a legal matter. Beginning in the late 1970s, these nurses were in the vanguard as
they pushed the larger medical community to identify victims, adequately respond to their needs, and work towards the prevention
of domestic violence. The exhibit also addresses changes in hospitals and the medical
system, including actions by the former Surgeon General to raise awareness and have
medical, nursing, and social work providers "come forward and recognize violence as their issue."
The English only website Confronting Violence includes an education component with a university module and a digital gallery that features a curated selection of fully digitized items from the historical collections
of the NLM, which are also available in their entirety in NLM Digital Collections.
The National Library of Medicine produced the exhibition banners and companion website.
Our events schedule around the exhibit is as follows:
- Monday, September 9, noon: Confronting Violence Lunch & Learn with Kate Emmerich, Stanton-Gerber, Room C000
- Friday, September 13, 10 am -2 pm: ”Confronting Violence” exhibit display at the Week of Wellness, ETSU Culp Center, Main Campus
- September 16 - October 18: Supply drive for local area women’s violence shelters - boxes will be set up around campus for donations
- September 14 - October 3: “Confronting Violence” exhibit display at ETSU Medical Library with related book exhibit
- September 30 - October 4: “Confronting Violence” exhibit display at the Johnson City Public Library 100 West Millard St., Johnson City, TN - View the exhibit at the downtown public library and browse their book collections on the topics
- Wednesday, October 9: “Upper East Tennessee Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Summit” organized by Ruth Taylor Read, ETSU Main Campus. Register online and find out more about the Summit