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- catalog abstract ""This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memorable anecdotes, engaging characters, and excerpts from medical recipe notebooks to tell the fascinating story of the practice of household medicine in early America." "Rebecca J. Tannenbaum points out that housewives provided much of the medical care available in the seventeenth century. Elite women cared for the indigent in their towns and used medical practice to make influential connections with powerful men; "doctresses" or "doctor women," supported themselves with their practices and competed directly with male physicians; and midwives were crucial "expert witnesses" in cases of fornication, murder, and witchcraft. Yet there were limits to the authority of women's healing communities, with consequences for those who overstepped the bounds."--Cover.".
- catalog contributor b12545226.
- catalog coverage "New England History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog coverage "New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Rebecca J. Tannenbaum points out that housewives provided much of the medical care available in the seventeenth century. Elite women cared for the indigent in their towns and used medical practice to make influential connections with powerful men; "doctresses" or "doctor women," supported themselves with their practices and competed directly with male physicians; and midwives were crucial "expert witnesses" in cases of fornication, murder, and witchcraft. Yet there were limits to the authority of women's healing communities, with consequences for those who overstepped the bounds."--Cover.".
- catalog description ""This book, the first to describe women medical practitioners other than midwives in the colonial period, emphasizes that medical care was part of every woman's work. The Healer's Calling uses memorable anecdotes, engaging characters, and excerpts from medical recipe notebooks to tell the fascinating story of the practice of household medicine in early America."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.".
- catalog description "Pt. 1. Community -- One: Calling the healers: Early modern medicine and colonial practitioners -- Two: Called to the bedside: medicine in the household -- Three: Calling the women: medical networks and women's communities Four: A higher calling: high-ranking women and the uses of healing -- Pt. 2. Authority -- Five: Called to court: women healers as witnesses and authorities -- Six: Calling the doctoress: commercial practice -- Epilogue.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 179 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801438268 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "New England History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "New England History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.".
- catalog spatial "New England".
- catalog spatial "New England.".
- catalog subject "2002 I-325".
- catalog subject "610/.82/097409032 21".
- catalog subject "History of Medicine New England.".
- catalog subject "History of Nursing New England.".
- catalog subject "Midwifery New England History.".
- catalog subject "Physicians, Women New England History.".
- catalog subject "R692 .T364 2002".
- catalog subject "WZ 80.5.W5 T166h 2002".
- catalog subject "Women in medicine New England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Women in medicine New England History 18th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Pt. 1. Community -- One: Calling the healers: Early modern medicine and colonial practitioners -- Two: Called to the bedside: medicine in the household -- Three: Calling the women: medical networks and women's communities Four: A higher calling: high-ranking women and the uses of healing -- Pt. 2. Authority -- Five: Called to court: women healers as witnesses and authorities -- Six: Calling the doctoress: commercial practice -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "The healer's calling : women and medicine in early New England / Rebecca J. Tannenbaum.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".