Complaints and Disorders
Author | : Barbara Ehrenreich |
Publisher | : Feminist Press at CUNY |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1973 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105004482498 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book Complaints and Disorders written by Barbara Ehrenreich and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1973 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to their underground bestseller Witches, Midwives, and Nurses, Ehrenreich and English document the tradition of American sexism in medicine before and after the turn of the century. Citing numerous 'treatments' and 'rest cures' perpetrated on women through the decades, they analyze the biomedical rationales used to justify sex discrimination.