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The pioneering figures presented here forged new paths for women in fields ranging from nursing, pharmacy, public health and denistry to general and hospital practice, hospice care, virology, surgery and psychiatry.

"Madame Restell is a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history which introduces us to an iconic, yet tragically overlooked, feminist heroine: a glamorous women's healthcare provider in Manhattan, known to the world as Madame Restell. A celebrity in her day with a flair for high fashion and public, petty beefs, Restell was a self-made woman and single mother who used her wit, her compassion, and her knowledge of family medicine to become one of the most...

Addresses women's reproductive health and also conditions that manifest differently in women than in men, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, HIV, depression, and cancer. Contributors present evidence, in a clinically relevant manner, for the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, diet, and mind-body strategies alongside conventional medical treatments. The authors demonstrate how clinicians can implement their recommendations in practice,...

"This edition of The Yellow Wallpaper includes a generous selection of cultural and historical documents that illuminate how Gilman's classic feminist tale can be read as a springboard for her subsequent career as a cultural critic. The documents accompanying this edition have been selected to help readers situate The Yellow Wallpaper in relation to Gilman's time period and wide range of interests. Included are excerpts from nineteenth-century advice...

An Irish woman's account of marriage to a drinker and a sadist. The novel follows Paula Spencer, housewife and mother, as she struggles to reclaim her dignity. By the author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

"Men of Texas" section: volume 1, pages 257-766 and volumes 2-4. This section also includes some women of Texas. The "Index of Texas [towns]" section is an index to where the town would be on the maps and population numbers

Recounts the efforts of a group of white male scientists at the turn of the century to prove women inferior to men, detailing the spurious and often comic arguments marshalled in support of this position.

A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years-- a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past.

Backlash exposed the undeclared war against American women in the workplace. The Beauty Myth shattered and forever changed how women perceive themselves. Now, in Outrageous Practices, medical journalists Leslie Laurence and Beth Weinhouse shine a penetrating light on the medical establishment and discover pervasive neglect, rampant gender bias, and systematized discrimination in women's health care - an issue that promises to galvanize women in the...

This practical handbook is aimed primarily at GPs and covers all aspects of women's health care. It covers common ailments which are not normally included in standard gynaecology textbooks as well as more serious problems. All the chapters in this fifth edition have been updated or completely rewritten.