The Healer's Calling : Women and Medicine in Early New England
This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memorable anecdotes, engaging characters, and medical
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2002
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- The Healer's Calling
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- PREFACE
- PART I: COMMUNITY
- [1] CALLING THE HEALERS Early Modern Medicine and Colonial Practitioners
- [2] CALLED TO THE BEDSIDE Medicine in the Household
- [3] CALLING THE WOMEN Medical Networks and Women's Communities
- [4] A HIGHER CALLING High-Ranking Women and the Uses of Healing
- PART II: AUTHORITY
- [5] CALLED TO COURT Women Healers as Witnesses and Authorities
- [6] CALLING THE DOCTORESS Commercial Practice
- EPILOGUE The Changing Context of the Healer's Calling
- NOTES
- INDEX