British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860-1918

• Auteur principal: Brock, Claire (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Collection: Social Sciences
• Sujets: History of medicine; History of science; British & Irish history; Medicine: general issues; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; history of medicine; women's history; gender studies; modern British history
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Drawing upon a rich archive, Brock explores the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon in Britain from 1860 to the end of the Great War. This book is essential reading for those interested in medical history, providing wide-ranging new perspectives on the history of women, pat...