| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 165 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-157) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. American gynecology and black lives -- The birth of American gynecology -- Black women's experiences in slavery and medicine -- Contested relations: slavery, sex, and medicine -- Irish immigrant women and American gynecology -- Historical black superbodies and the medical gaze -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
Medical Bondage explores how, in the nineteenth century, experimental surgeries on enslaved and laboring women enabled the rise of American gynecology as a medical specialty, and shaped our understanding of race. Merging women's, medical, and social history, the book makes Black and Irish women's lives--not just their bodies--part of an origins story of American medicine (one that has largely been told with an exclusive focus on white male historical actors). |
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
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This work is licensed by Knowledge Unlatched under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Gynecology -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Gynecology. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Human experimentation in medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Human experimentation in medicine. |
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Enslaved women -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Enslaved women. |
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Medical care. |
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Irish American women -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Irish American women. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Indexed Term |
History. |
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scientific racism. |
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history of medicine. |
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african american studies. |
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gynecology. |
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women's studies. |
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slavery. |
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emancipation. |
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jim crow. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Government Publications, State.
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Historical Works.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cooper Owens, Deirdre Benia, 1972- Medical bondage. Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017] 9780820351353 (DLC) 2017013982 (OCoLC)981118004 |
| ISBN |
9780820351346 (electronic book) |
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0820351342 (electronic book) |
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9780820353036 |
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0820353035 |
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9780820351353 (electronic book) |
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0820351350 (electronic book) |
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9780820354750 |
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0820354759 |
| Standard No. |
99975510314 |
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