Women in white / Geoffrey Marks and William K. Beatty.

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Main Authors: Marks, Geoffrey, Beatty, William K., 1926-2002 (Author)
Other title:Subtitle on cover: Their role as doctors through the ages.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1972]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part one. From gods to midwives. Ancient healers: real and legendary ; Women practitioners of the Middle Ages ; Science of midwifery
  • Part two. The struggle for women's rights in medicine. Dr. Barry ; The first steps: Dr. Hunt, Dr. Fowler, Dr. Clarke ; Elizabeth Blackwell ; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson ; The battle for recognition at home ; Progress toward equality abroad ; Mary Putnam Jacobi ; Emily Dunning Barringer ; Alice Hamilton
  • Part three. Women in related fields. Nursing: from nuns to Nightingale ; Florence Nightingale ; Dorothea Lynde Dix ; Jane Addams ; Marie Curie
  • Epilogue: Women in medicine today.