In this Book
summary
Medical Bondage explores how, in the nineteenth century, experimental surgeries on enslaved and laboring women enabled the rise of American gynecology as a medical specialty, and shaped our understanding of race. Merging women’s, medical, and social history, the book makes Black and Irish women's lives—not just their bodies—part of an origins story of American medicine (one that has largely been told with an exclusive focus on white male historical actors).
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Additional Information
ISBN
9780820353036
Related ISBN
9780820351353
MARC Record
OCLC
1028048592
Pages
186
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-02
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
