Authorized to heal : gender, class, and the transformation of medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930 /

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In this text, the author examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barney, Sandra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Temas:
Women in medicine > Appalachian Region > History.
Medicine > Appalachian Region > History.
Women physicians.
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Midwifery > history
Nurses
Physicians, Women
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Infirmières.
Femmes médecins.
nurses.
physicians.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Women physicians
Medicine
Women in medicine
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Appalachian Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Bringing modern medicine to the mountains
  • Ch. 2. Physicians and the quest for professional identity
  • Ch. 3. What the Women's Clubs can do
  • Ch. 4. Women, health care, and the community
  • Ch. 5. Limiting public health.

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