Able-bodied Womanhood

Able-bodied Womanhood
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780195051247
ISBN-13 : 0195051246
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Book Synopsis Able-bodied Womanhood by : Martha H. Verbrugge

Download or read book Able-bodied Womanhood written by Martha H. Verbrugge and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study of health reform in Boston between 1830 and 1900 combines medical and social history to analyze the conflicting messages--both feminist and conservative--projected by the concept of "able-bodied womanhood."


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