Women'S Medicine: s, Family Planning and Brit. Rusterholz

Name: Women'S Medicine: s**, Family Planning and Brit. Rusterholz**
Brand: Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press

Explore the pivotal role of British female doctors in shaping scientific knowledge around contraception, family planning, and sexual disorders between 1920 and 1970. This compelling book reveals how women physicians developed a holistic approach to family planning and influenced its transnational circulation, asserting their expertise in a male-dominated field. Delve into their practical engagement with birth control and family planning clinics in Britain, their participation in the international movement, and their impact on French medical practices. Drawing on extensive archival materials, this study illuminates the strategies and alliances British female doctors forged to advance their medical agendas and establish leadership in reproductive health research and practice. This book is relevant to UN Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender Equality. Product Summary: Women's Medicine, Hardcover, Caroline Rusterholz, 280 pages, Publication Year 2020, ISBN 9781526149121, Manchester University Press.