Rosemary Stevens is a renowned scholar in the history and sociology of science, holding the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves as the De Witt Wallace Distinguished Scholar in Social Medicine and Public Policy at Weill Cornell Medical College. An authoritative voice in the field, she has authored pivotal works, including In Sickness and in Wealth: American Hospitals in the Twentieth Century and The Public-Private Health Care State: Essays on the History of American Health Care Policy. Her research has significantly influenced the understanding of American healthcare policy and its historical development.

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A Time of Scandal by Rosemary Stevens

A Time of Scandal | Charles R. Forbes, Warren G. Harding, and the Making of the Veterans Bureau by Rosemary Stevens re-examines the scandal-plagues Harding administration during the creation of the Veterans Bureau. She explores how Forbes’s rise and fall in Washington illuminates President Harding’s efforts to bring business efficiency to government.