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1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations |
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Contemporary classics |
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Contemporary classics (Feminist Press)
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| Contents |
Introduction to the second edition: the backstory -- Introduction to the first edition -- Witchcraft and medicine in the middle ages -- Women and the rise of the American medical profession -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work. Witches, Midwives, & Nurses, first published by the Feminist Press in 1973, is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch hunters. In this new edition, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English have written an entirely new chapter that delves into the current fascination with and controversies about witches, exposing our fears and fantasies. They build on their classic exposé on the demonization of women healers and the political and economic monopolization of medicine. This quick history brings us up-to-date, exploring today's changing attitudes toward childbirth, alternative medicine, and modern-day witches. publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Barbara Ehrenreich is author of the 2002 New York Times bestseller Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. She has written nearly twenty books, and has been a columnist for Time magazine and the New York Times. She has contributed to The Progressive, Harpers, The Atlantic Monthly, Ms., The New Republic, Z Magazine, In These Times, and Salon.com. https://www.feministpress.org/authors/barbara-ehrenreich |
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Deirdre English is the former editor of Mother Jones magazine. She has written for the Nation, New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Magazine, S.F. Chronicle Sunday Magazine, Vogue, and public radio and television. Currently, English is a professor at University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. https://www.feministpress.org/authors/deirdre-english |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed October 8, 2021) |
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Women in medicine -- History
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Medicine -- United States -- History
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Women healers -- United States -- History
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
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Nurses
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History of Nursing
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Witchcraft -- history
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Midwifery -- history
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Women's Health -- history
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nurses.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
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Medicine
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Women healers
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Women in medicine
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| SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
English, Deirdre, author.
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| LC no. |
2010009446 |
| ISBN |
155861690X |
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9781558616905 |
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