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Tara's Reviews > Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporary Classics)
by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
Not so much history as polemic. Written during the 1970s, there are some misconceptions (eg the number of executed witches was then estimated to be in the millions, whereas it is now thought to be in tens of thousands as the new preface acknowledges.) However, I liked it that the authors recognised that this was a class issue as well as one of gender. Though a bit over-simplified in parts, it still makes powerful reading today.
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