Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Contemporary Classics)
by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English
A historical account of women healers and the forces that limited their roles in medicine.
About This Book
This book examines the historical role of women as healers, midwives, and nurses.
It explores how these practices were marginalized as medicine became professionalized.
The authors discuss the social and economic factors that shaped attitudes toward female healers.
The work draws on historical sources to present a factual account of these developments.
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