Parution – Gender and medicine in Ireland, 1700-1950
PRESTON Margaret et O HOGARTAIGH Margaret, Gender and medicine in Ireland, 1700-1950, Syracuse University Press, 2012.

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.
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Nahema Hanafi (27 août 2012). Parution – Gender and medicine in Ireland, 1700-1950. Corps et Médecine. Consulté le 25 mai 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/n5w2