Title
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses
Subtitle
A history of women healers
This booklet examines the beginnings of the medical profession and its historic roots in the demonizing of women healers. The authors describe the women in their healing role through the middle ages to their 1973 role as nurses. In 2010, this text was expanded to a book of the same title, including an analysis of the contemporary state of medicine in relation to women's rights. In a new introduction written for this special edition, Ehrenreich and English discuss how this crucial text emerged, how much has changed, and how "for all our gains, we clearly have our work cut out for us."
Publisher
Old Westbury, N.Y. : Feminist Press
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Erenreich, Barbara
Rights
This book is owned by the Lawrence History Center, but copyright may be held by another business or organization. Please contact the Center for more information.
Sub Author
English, Deirdre
Date (coverage)
1500-1973