Caring and Curing Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada
This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained women physicians vying for a place in the medical hierarchy. The bitter conflict for control of birthing a...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
1994
1994. |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Social sciences (Ottawa, Ont.). Canadian society.
Social sciences (Ottawa, Ont.) ; 18. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419813806719 |
| Summary: | This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained women physicians vying for a place in the medical hierarchy. The bitter conflict for control of birthing and other aspects of domestic health care between female lay healers, particularly midwives, and the emerging male-dominated medical profession is examined from new perspectives. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780776627021 9780776615592 |
| Access: | Open access |
