Prescribed norms : women and health in Canada and the United States since 1800
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- ISBN: 1442600616 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1442603593 (bound)
- ISBN: 9781442600614 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781442603592 (bound)
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xvii, 316 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm - Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-303) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. I. Rituals -- Ch. 1. Wendy's Last Night in the Nursery: The "Disease" of Menstruation and Its Treatment -- Ch. 2. Gladys, Take Your Medicine! The Culture and Business of Menopause -- Pt. II. Technologies -- Ch. 3. Traditional Childbirth: Mothers and Babies -- Ch. 4. Modern Childbirth: Mothers and Doctors -- Ch. 5. Future Childbirth: Doctors and Babies -- Pt. III. Professions -- Ch. 6. Networks of Support, Networks of Opposition:The Medical Education of Women -- Ch. 7. Nursing: The Science of Womanly Arts -- Epilogue: The Case for Chaos. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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VIU Library - Nanaimo Campus | RA 564.85 W37 2010 (Text) | M011516119 | STACKS | Volume hold | Available | - |