Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Politics of Medicine in Nineteenth-century America
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| Author | : Carla Jean Bittel |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 349 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807832837 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807832839 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Politics of Medicine in Nineteenth-century America by : Carla Jean Bittel
Book excerpt: In the late nineteenth century, as Americans debated the "woman question," a battle over the meaning of biology arose in the medical profession. Some medical men claimed that women were naturally weak, that education would make them physically ill, and th
