British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860-1918

• 1. Verfasser: Brock, Claire (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Schriftenreihe: Social Sciences
• Schlagworte: 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
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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...