The healer's calling : women and medicine in early New England / Rebecca J. Tannenbaum.

  • Tannenbaum, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jo)
Date:
2002
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Publication/Creation

Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press, 2002.

Physical description

xviii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.

Contents

Community. Calling the healers: early modern medicine and colonial practitioners -- Called to the bedside: medicine in the household -- Calling the women: medical networks and women's communities -- A higher calling: high-ranking women and the uses of healing -- Called to court: women healers as witnesses and authorities -- Calling the doctoress: commercial practice -- Epilogue: the changing context of the healer's calling.

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    History of Medicine
    CBW.61.AA6-7
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ISBN

  • 0801438268