The Most Dangerous Woman In America Analysis

"The Most Dangerous Woman in America"
Jessica Gamella
Kean University
October 5, 2015

The film titled "The Most Dangerous Woman in America" tells the story of typhoid Mary. Mary Mallon was the first person in the United States discovered to be a carrier for typhoid fever. Mary was completely unaware of this because she herself had never had typhoid fever or any symptoms. Through the course of her life Mary infected a total of 49 people, three of which died as a result. Mary Mallon was an Irish immigrant who came to the United States in 1883 at age 15. She became a cook for wealthy families totaling eight, infecting six. One family hired a typhoid researcher named George Soper to investigate after most of the family fell ill. He found out that the family had changed cooks three weeks before the outbreak. Soper tracked Mary down at a new residence where she was working that also recently had an outbreak of typhoid fever. He approached Mary in the kitchen of her new place of employment to explain to her his theory. She became very offended by the accusations, even

This respect gives the individual in question the right to essentially make their own decision in any given situation. Unfortunately not all individuals have the correct information or education on the topic to make the appropriate choice. The other issue with autonomy in regards to quarantine is that the individual is only thinking of themselves and not the people around them and how the decision they make may or may not affect them. In the film, The most dangerous woman in america, Mary Mallon was given a few opportunities to play a part in her initial testing and plan of care. Even in the end when respectively entrusted by the Commissioner of Health for New York City to change occupations and avoid spreading typhoid fever she made the decision that best suited