From Midwives to Medicine: The Birth of American Gynecology

From Midwives to Medicine: The Birth of American Gynecology
ISBN-10
0813525721
ISBN-13
9780813525723
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
273
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Author
Deborah Kuhn McGregor

Description

In this social history of the development of modern gynecology in the mid-19th century, McGregor (history, women's studies, U. of Illinois-Springfield) reflects the attitudes and practices of the day through the controversial career of J. Marion Sims, the father of gynecology. Includes illustrations of early medical practitioners and establishments (in particular, New York's Woman's Hospital). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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