The Golden Washboards

About the Book

This autobiographical report of life in the first half of the last century, details the rigors of an economic recession, infant mortality due to unpasteurized milk, the 1916 influenza epidemic, women's suffrage, the first world war, the roaring 20's and the bank closings of 1929 as an immigrant struggles to become Americanized while not completely losing her identity.

About the Author

Dr. Shulkin is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine. His special interest in marriage counseling and family therapy stimulated him to research his family during the 1970?s and to co-author his first book on family history, Search For The Family in 1980