Women physicians and professional ethos in nineteenth-century America /

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Women physicians in nineteenth-century America faced a unique challenge in gaining acceptance to the medical field as it began its transformation into a professional institution. The profession had begun to increasingly insist on masculine traits as signs of competency. Not only were these traits in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skinner, Carolyn, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2014]
Colección:Studies in rhetorics and feminisms.
Temas:
1800-1899
Women physicians > United States > History > 19th century.
Women in medicine > United States > History > 19th century.
Women physicians > Employment > Social aspects.
Femmes médecins > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes en médecine > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes médecins > Travail > Aspect social.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Women in medicine.
Women physicians.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Ethos of the Feminine Professional; 1. Debating the Character of the Woman Physician; 2. Prescribing for Society: Women Physicians' Reform Rhetoric; 3. Educating the Public: Women Physicians' Popular Health Advice; 4. Teaching Women to Talk about Sex; 5. Developing Collective Ethos in Medical Editorial Writing; 6. Revising the Physician's Ethos: Women Physicians' Medical Research; Conclusion: Toward Feminist Ethos; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Biography; Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms.

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