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Women healers gender, authority, and medicine in early Philadelphia

Title
Women healers [electronic resource] : gender, authority, and medicine in early Philadelphia / Susan H. Brandt.
Author
Brandt, Susan Hanket.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]

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Details

Description
1 online resource (299 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Summary
"Women Healers recovers Euro-American, Native American, and Black women's authoritative practices in the Philadelphia area during the long eighteenth century. Women developed healthcare authority and produced new scientific knowledge by participating in medical information networks, science education, health reform, and a consumer healthcare marketplace. Professional women physicians, pharmacists, and nurses built on this foundation"--
Series Statement
Early American studies
Uniform Title
  • Women healers (Online)
  • Early American studies.
Alternative Title
Women healers (Online)
Subject
  • Women in medicine > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century
  • Women healers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century
  • Minorities in medicine > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century
  • Medicine > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-282) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
LCCN
2021039334
OCLC
ssj0002550253
Author
Brandt, Susan Hanket.
Title
Women healers [electronic resource] : gender, authority, and medicine in early Philadelphia / Susan H. Brandt.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Series
Early American studies
Early American studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-282) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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