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019			_a(OCoLC)1013950797
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024	7		_a10.3138/9781442681811 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9781442681811
035			_a(DE-B1597)465003
035			_a(OCoLC)944177373
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050		4	_aR462 _b.M58 1991
072		7	_aHIS006000 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a610/.82 _220
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aMitchinson, Wendy _eautore
245	1	4	_aThe Nature of their Bodies : _bWomen and their Doctors in Victorian Canada / _cWendy Mitchinson.
264		1	_aToronto : _bUniversity of Toronto Press, _c[1994]
264		4	_c©1991
300			_a1 online resource (474 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aHeritage
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aIn 1864 a woman was admitted to the Toronto asylum and diagnosed as suffering from 'mania,' a not uncommon diagnosis for women, a step beyond 'hysteria.' The cause cited by doctors for the patient's insanity was lactation.This was one of the scores of cases cited by Wendy Mitchinson in her history of the medical treatment of women in Victorian Canada. The cases, combined with the medical literature of the period, reflect the society's preoccupations, both among the general population and the medical profession. Above all, they illustrate in sharp detail the society's perception of women.For most medical practitioners, the male body was taken to be the norm; women were 'other.' Doctors were uncomfortable with some of the central physiological experiences of women, such as menstruation and menopause. They often felt that healthy bodies should not undergo such stresses.From this attitude it was a short leap to viewing the normal functions of women's bodies as illnesses to be treated by specialists. One of the most significant medical developments of this period was the rise of gynaecology and medical obstetrics as major medical specialties. Practitioners used surgical gynaecology to alleviate disorders - mental as well as physical - in women.In documenting the changing nature of interventional medicine, Mitchinson considers the medical treatment of women within the context of what was available to physicians at the time. She also explores the kind of pressure that women themselves brought to bear. Faced with a medical profession that viewed them as creatures of weakness, women used their strength and stamina to change attitudes and treatments.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650		0	_aMedicine _zCanada _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aPhysician and patient _zCanada _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aPhysician and patient.
650		0	_aWomen patients _zCanada _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aWomen _xHealth and hygiene _zCanada _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aWomen _xHealth and hygiene.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Canada / General. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442681811
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442681811/original
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