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Body Failure

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Description for Body Failure Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.

In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. It is based on in-depth research in a variety of archival sources, including Canadian medical journals, textbooks used in many of Canada’s medical faculties, popular health literature, patient case records, and hospital annual reports, as well as interviews with women who lived during the period.

Each chapter examines events throughout a woman’s life cycle – puberty, menstruation, sexuality, marriage and motherhood – and the health problems connected to them – infertility, birth control and abortion, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442614314
SKU
V9781442614314
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About Wendy Mitchinson
Wendy Mitchinson is a Canadian historian and a Distinguished Professor Emerita in University of Waterloo.

Reviews for Body Failure
‘Body Failure’s rich detail can be profitably mined for lectures, so it is a treat for professors, including the many fine young scholars Mitchinson has trained and mentored in her long career. It is a highly recommended addition and we look forward to her next.’
Cheryl Krasnick Warsh
Canadian Historical Review vol 95:03:2014
‘This nuanced account of ... Read more

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