From Midwives to Medicine

From Midwives to Medicine
Author: Deborah Kuhn McGregor
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780813525723

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In this social history of the development of modern gynecology in the mid-19th century, McGregor (history, women's studies, U. of Illinois-Springfield) reflects the attitudes and practices of the day through the controversial career of J. Marion Sims, the father of gynecology. Includes illustrations of early medical practitioners and establishments (in particular, New York's Woman's Hospital). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR