Caring and Curing - Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Offers a collection of essays that 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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dianne Gorham Dodd
• Collaboration: Dianne Dodd (Editeur), Deborah Gorham (Editeur)
• Edition: University Of Ottawa Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9780776603872
• ISBN: 978-0-7766-0387-2
• Pages: 218
• Thèmes: Social Sciences; Social Sciences
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques