Skimmed : breastfeeding, race, and injustice / Andrea Freeman.
- Freeman, Andrea (Associate Professor of Law)
- Date:
- [2020]
- Books
About this work
Description
"The Famous Fultz Quads tells the heartbreaking story of America's first recorded African American quadruplets, their rise to fame and use as advertising symbols for baby formula companies, and the damage done both to their lives and the greater health and wellbeing of generations of African American families in the US. This book brings to light the true causes of the dramatic racial disparities in breastfeeding rates in America--revealing how aspects of law, corporate influence, culture, and the media have all contributed to this disparity, and provides concrete strategies for legal and policy reform that would reduce or eliminate racial disparities in breastfeeding and infant mortality"--Provided by the publisher.
Publication/Creation
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Physical description
xii, 272 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : a formula for discrimination -- The famous Fultz quads -- Black breastfeeding in America -- Race-targeted formula marketing -- The bad black mother -- When formula rules -- Legalizing breast milk -- The Fultz quads after Pet Milk -- Conclusion : "first food" freedom
Languages
Subjects
- African American infantsNutritionHistory
- Infant formulasUnited StatesMarketingHistory
- African Americans in advertisingHistory
- BreastfeedingUnited StatesHistory
- Health and raceUnited StatesHistory
- QuadrupletsUnited StatesBiography
- Breast Feedinghistory
- Infant Formulahistory
- Black or African Americanhistory
- Advertisinghistory
- Race Relationshistory
- Quadrupletshistory
- Pet Milk Company
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineUQOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781503601123
- 1503601129