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Women and the Practice of Medical Care in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800 /

Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whaley, Leigh (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
History.
Clinical Psychology.
European History.
History of Early Modern Europe.
History of Medicine.
Modern History.
Social History.
Clinical psychology.
History, Modern.
Medicine > History.
Social history.
Europe > History-1492-
Europe > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 316 pages)
ISBN:9780230295179
DOI:10.1057/9780230295179