A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers

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A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers Midwives, Nurses, and Physicians

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Laurie Scrivener, J. Suzanne Barnes

Book Code: OXHEAL

ISBN: 1-57356-219-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-219-5

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352 pages, photographs

Oryx Press

Publication: 5/30/2002

List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Reviews:

...will serve as a handy reference for appropriate audiences.
—Library Journal July 2002
...a comprehensive view of women's contributions that will serve readers in high school, public and academic libraries.
—Lawrence Looks at Books January 2003
A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers is recommended for medical libraries, undergraduate collections, and large public libraries.
—Feminist Collections Summer 2002
Scrivner and Barnes have posted a long-delayed valentine to female health professionals....A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers offers a distinct context and is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin October 1, 2002

Description: Women have always been healers; they have helped each other through the birthing process, nursed the sick and wounded, and sought cures for illnesses and injuries. This book summarizes the lives of 240 significant or representative women who have engaged in the "core" professions of mid-wifery, nursing, and medicine (exclusive of psychiatry), and whose careers were primarily spent in the United States and Canada, from colonial times to the present. For the high school or college student, it will serve as an introduction to the lives of these healers; some students may be inspired to do further research on them or may be inspired to become healers themselves. Women's Studies scholars, biographers, and historians of science, medicine, or nursing, will find the biographies useful starting points for more in-depth research. Each biography provides references for further reading and study.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Biographies
Appendix I: List of Women by Occupation
Appendix II: Notable Events Related to Women Healers
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2001058031

LCC Class: R692

Dewey Class: 610


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