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1 online resource (viii, 261 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Table of contents; acknowledgements; introduction; part i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; part ii; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; part iii; chapter seven; chapter eight; chapter nine; chapter ten; contributors; index. |
Summary |
Based on encyclopedias, medical journals, historical, and literary sources, this collection of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the intersection of women, gender, and disease in England and France. Diverse critical perspectives highlight contributions women made to the scientific and medical communities of the eighteenth century. In spite of obstacles encountered in spaces dominated by men, women became midwives, and wrote self-help manuals on women's health, hygiene, and domestic economy ... |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Women in medicine -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Women in medicine. |
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England. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Women in medicine -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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France. |
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Medicine -- England -- History -- 18th century.
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Medicine. |
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Medicine -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Added Author |
Doig, Kathleen Hardesty, 1946-
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Sturzer, Felicia, 1946-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Women, gender and disease in eighteenth-century England and France 9781443855518 (OCoLC)869434494 |
ISBN |
9781443861212 (electronic book) |
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1443861219 (electronic book) |
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9781443855518 |
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1443855510 |
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