The Healer's Calling : : Women and Medicine in Early New England /

The Healer's Calling : : Women and Medicine in Early New England / / Rebecca J. Tannenbaum.

This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memorable anecdotes, engaging characters, and medical oddities to tell the fascinating story of th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Tannenbaum, Rebecca J.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©2009
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.) :; 4 halftones
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Community
  • 1. Calling The Healers Early Modern Medicine And Colonial Practitioners
  • 2. Called To The Bedside Medicine In The Household
  • 3. Calling The Women Medical Networks And Women's Communities
  • 4. A Higher Calling High-Ranking Women And The Uses Of Healing
  • Part 2: Authority
  • 5. Called To Court Women Healers As Witnesses And Authorities
  • 6. Calling The Doctoress Commercial Practice
  • Epilogue The Changing Context Of The Healer's Calling
  • Notes
  • Index

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