Typhoid Mary by Judith Walzer Leavitt details the life of Mary Mallon, one of the first known carriers of typhoid disease. Leavitt constructs her book by describing the different perspectives that influenced the decisions made regarding Mary Mallon's life. These perspectives help explain why she was sidelined for most of her life and are still a common catchphrase today. Leavitt charts the relationship between science and society and particularly shows how Mallon was an unfortunate example of how science can be uneven when applied to public policy. This article will focus on the subjectivity of science and its interaction with social factors that allowed health officials to "lock down one person in front of thousands of people", and why that person was "Typhoid Mary" Mary Mallon (Leavitt p. #).Typhoid Mary was first published in 1996 by Judith Walzer Leavitt. The book centers on the life of Mary Mallon, who was one of the first known carriers of typhoid. The story chronicles Mary's life in the early 1900s and the social and public health issues that were being faced at that time. The book tells Mary's story and what others thought of her through seven overlapping perspectives, namely that of medicine, public policy makers, her lawyers, social expectations of her, her representation in the media, from her own point of view and frequent stories from her. history. Each point of view helps explain the whole picture but also leaves plenty of room for interpretations by the reader. Whether from the perspective of public policymakers, the social perspective, or her own perspective, a central issue is that Mary Mallon was targeted and sent to live in solitary confinement. while other known carriers of typhoid lived freely in the middle of paper ......e in mind (Leavit 183). Even other women and other typhoid carriers were known to degrade Mallon. One of the only female doctors, S. Josephine Baker, had a negative attitude towards Irish. Additionally, another known carrier, Alphonse Cotlis, stated that he was not Typhoid Mary but was a "clean man" (Leavitt 162). Cotlis most likely thought he was different from Mallon because she was Irish. Because Mallon was an immigrant, a servant, and a woman, she was discriminated against and justified as someone who should be locked away from mainstream society. Policymakers used science as an excuse, but several factors other than science influenced their decisions. Leavitt argues that these factors caused Mary's isolation from thousands of others. Work cited by Judith Walzer Leavitt. Typhoid Mary: captive of public health, Beacon Press,1996.