Eunice Rivers Laurie

Eunice Verdell Rivers Laurie
Laurie in 1981
Born(1899-11-12)November 12, 1899
Jakin, Georgia, U.S
DiedAugust 28, 1986(1986-08-28) (aged 86)
Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Other namesEunice Rivers
OccupationNurse
Known forMedical study coordinator
SpouseJulius Laurie

Eunice Verdell Rivers Laurie (1899–1986) was an African American nurse who worked in the state of Alabama. She is known for her work as one of the nurses of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study in Macon County from 1932 to 1972 which was "arguably the most infamous biomedical research study in U.S. history."

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