Gender, Health, and Popular Culture: Historical Perspectives

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Gender, Health, and Popular Culture Gender, Health, and Popular Culture Historical Perspectives Edited by Cheryl Krasnick Warsh Wilfrid Laurier University Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through its Canada Book Fund for its publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Gender, health, and popular culture : historical perspectives / Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, editor. Includes index. Issued also in electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55458-217-4 1. Human body—Social aspects—History. 2. Body image—Social aspects—History. 3. Women— Health and hygiene—Sociological aspects. 4. Health—Social aspects—History. I. Warsh, Cheryl Lynn Krasnick, [date] GN298.G45 2011 306.461 C2010-905610-8 Electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55458-248-8 (PDF), ISBN 978-1-55458-253-2 (EPUB) 1. Human body—Social aspects—History. 2. Body image—Social aspects—History. 3. Women— Health and hygiene—Sociological aspects. 4. Health—Social aspects—History. I. Warsh, Cheryl Lynn Krasnick, [date] GN298.G45 2011a 306.461 C2010-905611-6© 2011 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover photo by Dodeskaden / iStockphoto. Cover design by Martyn Scholl. Text design by Angela Booth Malleau. This book is printed on FSC recycled paper and is certified Ecologo. It is made from 100% postconsumer fibre, processed chlorine free, and manufactured using biogas energy. Printed in Canada. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this publication and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free 1-800-893-5777. ...