03407nam 2200661 a 450 991045808720332120200520144314.01-281-34148-797866113414800-19-154952-5(CKB)1000000000401863(EBL)415510(OCoLC)476242943(SSID)ssj0000196212(PQKBManifestationID)11169302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196212(PQKBWorkID)10141944(PQKB)10798501(MiAaPQ)EBC415510(Au-PeEL)EBL415510(CaPaEBR)ebr10229926(CaONFJC)MIL134148(EXLCZ)99100000000040186320070924d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaking women's medicine masculine[electronic resource] the rise of male authority in pre-modern gynaecology /Monica H. GreenOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (xx, 409 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-921149-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [358]-384) and indexes.Contents; Preface; List of Illustrations and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Literacy, Medicine, and Gender; 1. The Gentle Hand of a Woman? Trota and Women's Medicine at Salerno; 2. Men's Practice of Women's Medicine in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries; 3. Bruno's Paradox: Women and Literate Medicine; 4. In a Language Women Understand: the Gender of the Vernacular; 5. Slander and the Secrets of Women; 6. The Masculine Birth of Gynaecology; Conclusion: The Medieval Legacy: Medicine of, for, and by Women; Appendix 1. Medieval and Renaissance Owners of Trotula ManuscriptsAppendix 2. Printed Gynaecological and Obstetrical Texts, 1474-1600References; General Index; Index of Manuscripts CitedUsing sources ranging from the famous 12th-century female practitioner, Trota of Salerno, through to the great tomes of Renaissance male physicians, this is a pioneering study challenging the common belief that, prior to the 18th century, men were never involved in any aspect of women's healthcare in Europe. - ;Making Women's Medicine Masculine challenges the common belief that prior to the eighteenth century men were never involved in any aspect of women's healthcare in Europe. Using sources ranging from the writings of the famous twelfth-century female practitioner, Trota of Salerno, all theGynecologyHistoryTo 1500WomenHealth and hygieneHistoryTo 1500PhysiciansAttitudesHistoryTo 1500Women gynecologistsHistoryTo 1500Sexism in medicineHistoryTo 1500Electronic books.GynecologyHistoryWomenHealth and hygieneHistoryPhysiciansAttitudesHistoryWomen gynecologistsHistorySexism in medicineHistory618.1Green Monica Helen328097MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458087203321Making women's medicine masculine1977223UNINA