Women's Medical Work in Early Modern France

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Women's Medical Work in Early Modern France
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Susan Broomhall
SeriesGender in History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780719062872
ClassificationsDewey:610.820944
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 30 November 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Women have long been crucial to the provision of medical services, both in the treatment of sickness and in maintaining health. In this study, Susan Broomhall situates the practices and perceptions of women's medical work in France in the context of the sixteenth century and its medical evolution and innovations. She argues that early modern understandings of medical practice and authority were highly flexible and subject to change. She furthermore examines how a focus on female practitioners, who cut across most sectors of early modern medical practice, can reveal the multifaceted phenomenon of these negotiations for authority. This new paperback edition of Women's medical work in early modern France skilfully combines detailed research with a clear presentation of the existing literature of women's medical work, making it invaluable to students of gender and medical history. -- .

Author Biography

Susan Broomhall is Winthrop Professor of Early Modern History at The University of Western Australia

Reviews

"She is able to put together a coherent and impressive picture of women in health care, women functioning and writing about it for both male and female readerships." Chronique