Is women's destiny rooted in their biology? Since the end of the
eighteenth century the science of gynecology has legitimized the
view that women are "naturally" fitted for activities in the
private sphere of the family. This book argues that the definition
of femininity as propounded by gynecological science is a cultural
product of a wider, more political context. Providing a unique
account of gynecology in practice, it shifts the historical focus
from the use to the production of ideas about "women's nature." Dr.
Moscucci traces the origins of gynecology to the emergence of a
predictable "science of man" in the late eighteenth century and
charts the ideological, professional and institutional development
of the subject up to the foundation of the Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1929. Case-studies of Victorian
gynecological practice at two London hospitals illustrate the
changing pattern of institutional gynecology, affording valuable
insight into the relationship between gynecologists and patients.
The book also stresses the equal importance of class and gender
ideology in shaping medical views about women's diseases and their
treatment.
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