Women in white coats : how the first women doctors changed the world of medicine
Campbell, Olivia M.2023
Book
In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and even painful. In addition, women faced stigma from illness - a diagnosis could greatly limit their ability to find husbands, jobs or be received in polite society. Motivated by personal loss and frustration over inadequate medical care, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Sophia Jex-Blake fought for a woman's place in the male-dominated medical field. 'Women in White Coats' tells the complete history of these three pioneering women who, despite countless obstacles, earned medical degrees and paved the way for other women to do the same.
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Author:
Campbell, Olivia M., author
Imprint:
London : Swift Press, 2023.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800752481 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610.9252
Language:
English
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BRN:
3625392