Women, gender and disease in eighteenth-century England and France / edited by Kathleen Hardesty Doig and Felicia Berger Sturzer.

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014Description: 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781443861212
1443861219

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women, gender and disease in eighteenth-century England and FranceDDC classification:

610.82 23

LOC classification:

R692 .W65 2014eb

NLM classification:

2014 F-067
WA 11 FE5

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Table of contents; acknowledgements; introduction; part i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; part ii; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; part iii; chapter seven; chapter eight; chapter nine; chapter ten; contributors; index.

Summary: Based on encyclopedias, medical journals, historical, and literary sources, this collection of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the intersection of women, gender, and disease in England and France. Diverse critical perspectives highlight contributions women made to the scientific and medical communities of the eighteenth century. In spite of obstacles encountered in spaces dominated by men, women became midwives, and wrote self-help manuals on women's health, hygiene, and domestic economy ...

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
eBook	e-Library	EBSCO Medical		Available

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Based on encyclopedias, medical journals, historical, and literary sources, this collection of interdisciplinary essays focuses on the intersection of women, gender, and disease in England and France. Diverse critical perspectives highlight contributions women made to the scientific and medical communities of the eighteenth century. In spite of obstacles encountered in spaces dominated by men, women became midwives, and wrote self-help manuals on women's health, hygiene, and domestic economy ...

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650