Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Glass Mountain Pamphlets)
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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A very short but informative read. More of a pamphlet than a book, but gives a great overview of the history of women in medicine. What once was primarily a female healing role (particularly in the realms of birth and obstetrics) was coopted by male-dominated "science." Eventually even birth was taken from the hands of women, especially in America, where midwifery is still considered by some to be fringe and "dangerous." One of the most fascinating parts of this book was how ...more
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can you believe i've actually read this?
i even own it.
i found it at my favourite bookstore, the Bryn Mawr Bookstore, located in Cambridge, MA
(but that's another store-y)
a pun, a pun
ahem.
sorry.
i even own it.
i found it at my favourite bookstore, the Bryn Mawr Bookstore, located in Cambridge, MA
(but that's another store-y)
a pun, a pun
ahem.
sorry.
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Jessica Goodman gave me this booklet, which gives a lot of information about the history of women healers, and how the patriarchy has tried to strip that role from them. Short, but informative.
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