British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860-1918

British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860-1918

Brock, Claire (University of Leicester)

Cambridge University Press

02/2017

316

Dura

Inglês

9781107186934

15 a 20 dias

Drawing upon a rich archive, Brock explores the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon in Britain from 1860 to the end of the Great War. This book is essential reading for those interested in medical history, providing wide-ranging new perspectives on the history of women, patient narratives and the history of surgery. This title is also available as Open Access.
Acknowledgments; List of charts and tables; List of illustrations; Introduction: disapproval, curiosity, amusement, obstinate hostility? Women and surgery, 1860-1918; 1. From controversy to consolidation: surgery at the New Hospital for Women, 1872-1902; 2. The experiences of female surgical patients at the Royal Free Hospital, 1903-13; 3. Women surgeons and the treatment of malignant disease; 4. Inside the theatre of war; 5. Operating on the Home Front, 1914-18; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.