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Authorized to Heal: Gender, Class, and the Transformation of Medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930 - Hardcover
In this book, Sandra Barney examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region. By highlighting the critical role played by nurses, clubwomen, ladies' auxiliaries, and other female constituencies in bringing modern medicine to the mountains, she fills a significant gap in gender and regional history. Barney explores both the differences that divided women in the reform effort and the common ground that connected them to one another and to the male physicians who profited from their voluntary activity. Held together at first by a shared goal of improving the public welfare, the coalition between women volunteers and medical professionals began to fracture when the reform agendas of women's groups challenged physicians' sovereignty over the form of health care delivery. By examining the professionalization of male medical practitioners, the gendered nature of the campaign to promote their authority, and their displacement of community healers, especially female midwives, Barney uncovers some of the tensions that evolved within Appalachian society as the region was fundamentally reshaped during the era of industrial development.
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Barney has filled an important void in Appalachian history.
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"American Historical Review"
It is a remarkably nuanced story of class politics in local communities.
"Journal of Appalachian Studies"
Barney has given us a gem of a book--one that addresses both local concerns and wider issues.
"Journal of American History"
A valuable addition to the historical literature on rural healthcare delivery in the United States.
"Bulletin of History of Medicine"
"Authorized to Heal" is one of the finest monographs in the past decade to combine women's and southern history.
"Journal of Southern History"
Barney has given us a gem of a book-one that addresses both local concerns and wider issues.
"Journal of American History"
In this text, the author examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region.
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- PublisherThe University of North Carolina Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0807825220
- ISBN 13 9780807825228
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. In this book, Sandra Barney examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region. By highlighting the critical role played by nurses, clubwomen, ladies' auxiliaries, and other female constituencies in bringing modern medicine to the mountains, she fills a significant gap in gender and regional history.Barney explores both the differences that divided women in the reform effort and the common ground that connected them to one another and to the male physicians who profited from their voluntary activity. Held together at first by a shared goal of improving the public welfare, the coalition between women volunteers and medical professionals began to fracture when the reform agendas of women's groups challenged physicians' sovereignty over the form of health care delivery. By examining the professionalization of male medical practitioners, the gendered nature of the campaign to promote their authority, and their displacement of community healers, especially female midwives, Barney uncovers some of the tensions that evolved within Appalachian society as the region was fundamentally reshaped during the era of industrial development. Seller Inventory # SONG0807825220
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