Women and Modern Medicine
Download or Read eBook Women and Modern Medicine PDF written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2016-10-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004333390 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004333398 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
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Book excerpt: For women, medicine came to offer not just treatment in the event of illness but the possibilities of participation in medical practise, of shaping social policies and political understandings, and of altering the biological imperatives of their bodies. The essays in this collection explore various ways in which women responded to these challenges and opportunities and sought to use the power of modernising Western medicine to further their individual and gender interests.