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Autore |
Skinner Carolyn <1977-> |
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Women physicians and professional ethos in nineteenth-century America / / Carolyn Skinner |
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Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in rhetorics and feminisms |
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Soggetti |
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Women physicians - United States - History - 19th century |
Women in medicine - United States - History - 19th century |
Women physicians - Employment - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Ethos of the Feminine Professional; 1. Debating the Character of the Woman Physician; 2. Prescribing for Society: Women Physicians' Reform Rhetoric; 3. Educating the Public: Women Physicians' Popular Health Advice; 4. Teaching Women to Talk about Sex; 5. Developing Collective Ethos in Medical Editorial Writing; 6. Revising the Physician's Ethos: Women Physicians' Medical Research; Conclusion: Toward Feminist Ethos; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Biography; Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms |
Other Books in the Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms SeriesBack Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Women physicians in nineteenth-century America faced a unique challenge in gaining acceptance to the medical field as it began its transformation into a professional institution. The profession had begun to increasingly insist on masculine traits as signs of competency. Not only were these traits inaccessible to women according to nineteenth-century gender ideology, but showing competence as a medical professional was not enough. Whether women could or should be physicians hinged mostly on maintaining their femininity while |
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