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In this sequel to their underground bestseller Witches, Midwives, and Nurses, Ehrenreich and English document the tradition of American sexism in medicine before and after the turn of the century. Citing numerous 'treatments' and 'rest cures' perpetrated on women through the decades, they analyze the biomedical rationales used to justify sex discrimination.Ehrenreich, Barbara is the author of 'Complaints and Disorders The Sexual Politics of Sickness', published 1993 under ISBN 9780912670201 and ISBN 0912670207.
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