Women's Medical Work in Early Modern France
- ISBN-10
- 0719062861
- ISBN-13
- 9780719062865
- Category
- France
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Susan Broomhall
Description
This text combines detailed research with a clear presentation of the existing literature of women's medical work, making it useful to students of gender and medical history.
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- 2011-12-15
- 296 pages
- Paperback
- Manchester University Press
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