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Young Science, Big Promises
- Nutrition science is young and early discoveries led to overconfident promises about eradicating diseases through single nutrients.
- That optimism drove aggressive nutrition interventions tied to colonial priorities rather than nuanced local needs.
Cecily Williams' Fieldwork In The Gold Coast
- Cecily Williams served as a medical officer in the Gold Coast and listened to local mothers, learning that maternal contact improved recovery.
- She restructured services, learned Ga, and emphasized social context in health care.
Progressive Practice, Colonial Framing
- Williams combined clinical observation with colonial assumptions and racialized language in her 1938 dissertation.
- Her progressive practices coexisted with colonialist views that shaped how findings were framed.