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A diverse population of caregivers working in clients' homes constitutes a vital link in our health care “system,” their services filling a gap between institutional care and what families are able...
Carl Poole was born in Germany in 1975 where his mother was stationed with the U.S. Army, and spent most of his childhood in Virginia before returning again as an adult. Poole’s great-aunt, aunt, a...
Neurologist Oliver Sacks (1933-2016) was a legend in his own time—as a physician but also as a writer whose work probed medicine, science, and the arts and as a tireless explorer of both the natura...
Catherine Gillespie and Andre Hakes are a married lesbian couple who live in Charlottesville. In their interview, they discuss the process of adopting their child and their protracted fight for cus...
Andreas Vesalius, long hailed as "the father of modern anatomy," is slipping into oblivion. The likes of Gray's Anatomy (the book), Netter's Atlas, plasticized dissected bodies, and online visible ...
Charlene Green is a Black lesbian who came to Charlottesville in the late 1980s to attend the University of Virginia for graduate school. In her interview, she discusses her experiences coming out,...
Smith, Charles (Charles William), 1893-; Helms, James Strother, 1926-1959
Summary:
One of several films produced about prominent University of Virginia faculty, written and directed by James S. Helms. This film summarizes the career of Augusta County-born artist Charles W. Smith,...
Charley Burton is a Black trans man from North Garden, VA, just outside of Charlottesville. He tells his story of growing up in a rural Black community, then struggling with his gender and sexualit...