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Gender and Medicine in Ireland - 1700-1950 (Paperback)
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Gender and Medicine in Ireland - 1700-1950 (Paperback)
Series: Irish Studies
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The essays in this collection examine the intersections between
gender, medicine, and conventional economic, political, and social
histories in Ireland between 1700 and 1950. Gathering many of the
top voices in Irish studies and the history of medicine, the
editors cover a range of topics including midwifery, mental health,
alcoholism, and infant mortality. Composed of thirteen chapters,
the volume includes James Kelly's original analyses of
eighteenth-century dental practice and midwifery, placing the Irish
experience in an international context. Greta Jones, in an
exploration of a disease that affected thousands in Ireland,
explains the reasons for higher tuberculosis mortality among women.
Several essays call attention to the attempted containment of
disease, exploring the role of asylums and the gendered attitudes
toward insanity and reform. Contributors highlight the often
neglected impact of nurses and midwives, occupations traditionally
dominated by women. Presenting a social history of Irish medicine,
the disparate essays are united by several common themes: the
inherent danger of life in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century
Ireland, the specific brutality of women's lives at the time, and
the heroics of several enlightened figures.
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