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As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of health care in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work.
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses , first published by The Feminist Press in 1973, is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch hunters. In this new edition, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English have written an entirely new chapter that delves into the current fascination with and controversies about witches, exposing our fears and fantasies. They build on their classic exposé on the demonization of women healers and the political and economic monopolization of medicine. This quick history brings us up-to-date, exploring today's changing attitudes toward childbirth, alternative medicine, and modern-day witches.
Barbara Ehrenreich is author of the New York Times bestsellers Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch , and, most recently, This Land is Their Land .
Deirdre English, the former editor of Mother Jones , is a professor in the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Barbara Ehrenreich is author of the 2002 New York Times bestseller Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. She has written nearly twenty books, and has been a columnist for Time magazine and the New York Times. She has contributed to The Progressive, Harpers, The Atlantic Monthly, Ms., The New Republic, Z Magazine, In These Times, and Salon.com. Deirdre English is the former editor of Mother Jones magazine. She has written for the Nation, New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Magazine, S.F. Chronicle Sunday Magazine, Vogue, and public radio and television. Currently, English is a professor at University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Food for thought...,
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This review is from: Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
This was an obligatory read in nursing at the University of Ottawa (at least in the french program). Fostered interesting discussion amongst all. It is also interesting to see the feminist version of the history of medicine, as it is not usually discussed. Now, you have to read this with a grain of salt as it is very feminist at times. But you have to remember that it exposes a very important facet of the evolution of care in our world. It is not a be-all-end-all of the history of medicine, but an important part that is often forgotten or ignored by the oft-male-written history of medicine, so it is important that we are all aware of it. It also explains a lot in terms of the current situation of the profession of nursing and medicine in terms of salary, responsibility, roles, etc. I think it should be a required read for all studying in health sciences, including physicians.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Classic and worth reading,
By Isabel (Barcelona, Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
For any one interested in women's history and in the real idea of "total history" from the Annales school, this book is a must. Of course is not perfect, what it is? However it is time to recover our past, and for that we have to depart from a different perspective, even if it is threatening and contested by some.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I would recommend it highly to anyone.,
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This review is from: Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers (Paperback)
The small size of this pamphlet belies its content. Far from being unsubstantiated and poorly researched, it has an annotated bibliography of 16 sources, spanning from the medieval "Malleus Malificarum" to "American Medicine and the Public Interest" (from Yale University Press). This little book is a consice and scholarly work of history, drwing connections between established events that throws the entire course of medical history into a striking new light. A MUST read for anyone even marginally involved in the health field; even more so for Doctors or health practitioners who wish to know more clearly the roots of their field.
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