Caring and Curing

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Caring and Curing is written by Dianne Elizabeth Dodd and published by University of Ottawa Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0776603876 (ISBN 10) and 9780776603872 (ISBN 13).

This collection of essays takes the reader from the early 19th century struggle between female midwives and male physicians right up to the late 20th century emergence of professionally trained women physicians vying for a place in the medical hierarchy. The bitter conflict for control of birthing and other aspects of domestic health care between female lay healers, particularly midwives, and the emerging male-dominated medical profession is examined from new perspectives. Published in English.