Caring and Curing
Historical Perspectives on Women and Healing in Canada
Abstract
This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained women physicians vying for a place in the medical hierarchy. The bitter conflict for control of birthing and other aspects of domestic health care between female lay healers, particularly midwives, and the emerging male-dominated medical profession is examined from new perspectives.
Keywords
essays; healing; canada; women; Health care; Medicine; Midwife; Midwifery; Nursing; Ontario; Public healthDOI
10.26530/OAPEN_578785ISBN
9780776615592OCN
243500930Publisher website
https://press.uottawa.ca/Publication date and place
1994Series
Social Sciences,Classification
History of medicine