Authorized to heal : gender, class, and the transformation of medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930

Authorized to heal : gender, class, and the transformation of medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930 / Sandra Lee Barney.

Author/creator	Barney, Sandra
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2000.
Description	xiii, 222 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Women in medicine--Appalachian Region --History. Medicine--Appalachian Region --History. History, 19th Century--Kentucky. History, 19th Century--Virginia. History, 19th Century--West Virginia. History, 20th Century--Kentucky. History, 20th Century--Virginia. History, 20th Century--West Virginia. Midwifery--history --Kentucky. Midwifery--history --Virginia. Midwifery--history --West Virginia. Nurses--Kentucky. Nurses--Virginia. Nurses--West Virginia. Physicians, Women--Kentucky. Physicians, Women--Virginia. Physicians, Women--West Virginia. History of Medicine.

Contents	Ch. 1. Bringing modern medicine to the mountains -- Ch. 2. Physicians and the quest for professional identity -- Ch. 3. What the Women's Clubs can do -- Ch. 4. Women, health care, and the community -- Ch. 5. Limiting public health.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-214) and index.
LCCN	99030433
ISBN	0807848344
ISBN	9780807848340

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	WZ 70 AA6 B261A 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold