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Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
Women in White Coats How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
Author: Olivia Campbell
In the early 1800s, women were dying in large numbers from treatable diseases because they avoided receiving medical care. Examinations performed by male doctors were often demeaning and even painful. In addition, women faced stigma from illness -- a diagnosis could greatly limit their ability to find husbands, jobs or be received in polite soci...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780778311980
ISBN-10: 0778311988
Publication Date: 3/15/2022
Pages: 368
Edition: First Time Trade
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Publisher: Park Row
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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