The healer's calling : women and medicine in early New England /
This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. Using memorable anecdotes, engaging characters, and medical oddities, The Healer's Calling tells the fascinating story of th...
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Ithaca, N.Y. :
Cornell University Press,
2009.
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