Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Politics of Medicine in Nineteenth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Bittel, Carla |
| Series title: | Studies in Social Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3283-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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Offers a piercing view of the role of science in nineteenth-century women's rights movements and provides historical perspective on the debates about gender and science. This title presents a full-length biography of Jacobi, the most significant woman physician of her era and an outspoken advocate for women's rights.
Offers a piercing view of the role of science in nineteenth-century women's rights movements and provides historical perspective on the debates about gender and science. This title presents a full-length biography of Jacobi, the most significant woman physician of her era and an outspoken advocate for women's rights.