Women Physicians and Professional Ethos in Nineteenth-Century America
(Part of the Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms Series)
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Women physicians in nineteenth-century America faced a unique challenge in gaining acceptance to the medical field as it began its transformation into a professional institution. The profession had begun to increasingly insist on masculine traits as signs of competency. Not only were these traits inaccessible to women according to nineteenth-century gender ideology, but showing competence as a medical professional was not enough. Whether women could...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0809333007
ISBN13:9780809333004
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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