In this Book
- Irish women in medicine, c.1880s–1920s: Origins, education and careers
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
Available in paperback for the first time, this book is the first comprehensive history of Irish women in medicine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It focuses on the debates surrounding women’s admission to Irish medical schools, the geographical and social backgrounds of early women medical students, their educational experiences and subsequent careers. It is the first collective biography of the 760 women who studied medicine at Irish institutions in the period and, in contrast to previous histories, puts forward the idea that women medical students and doctors were treated fairly and often favourably by the Irish medical hierarchy. It highlights the distinctiveness of Irish medical education in contrast with that in Britain and is also unique in terms of the combination of rich sources it draws upon, such as official university records from Irish universities, medical journals, Irish newspapers, Irish student magazines, the memoirs of Irish women doctors, and oral history accounts.
Table of Contents
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- Plates, figures and tables
- pp. viii-xi
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xii-xiv
- Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-19
- 4. Becoming a medical student
- pp. 50-78
- 5. Careers and opportunities
- pp. 110-134
- 8. Conclusions
- pp. 190-196
- Biographical index
- pp. 197-238
- Bibliography
- pp. 239-249
Additional Information
ISBN
9781784992057
Related ISBN(s)
9780719088353, 9780719097409, 9781784992064
MARC Record
OCLC
981886230
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-09
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013