Book ID: CBB001214749

Irish Women in Medicine, c. 1880s--1920s: Origins, Education, and Careers (2013)

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Kelly, Laura (Author)


Manchester University Press


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xvi + 255 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

This book is the first comprehensive history of Irish women in medicine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It focuses on the debates surrounding women's admission to Irish medical schools, the geographical and social backgrounds of early women medical students, their educational experiences and subsequent careers. It is the first collective biography of the 760 women who studied medicine at Irish institutions in the period and, in contrast to previous histories, puts forward the idea that women medical students and doctors were treated fairly and often favourably by the Irish medical hierarchy. It highlights the distinctiveness of Irish medical education in contrast with that in Britain and is also unique in terms of the combination of rich sources it draws upon, such as official university records from Irish universities, medical journals, Irish newspapers, Irish student magazines, the memoirs of Irish women doctors, and oral history accounts.

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Review Brookes, Barbara L. (2014) Review of "Irish Women in Medicine, c. 1880s--1920s: Origins, Education, and Careers". Bulletin of the History of Medicine (pp. 389-390). unapi

Review Maguire, Moira J. (2014) Review of "Irish Women in Medicine, c. 1880s--1920s: Origins, Education, and Careers". Journal of British Studies (p. 539). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kelly, Laura
Jo Manton
Vigil-Fowler, Margaret
Sukumar P. Desai
Watts, Ruth
Ward, O. Conor
Concepts
Women in medicine
Medicine and gender
Medical education and teaching
Medicine and society
Medicine and culture
Professional qualifications; status; remuneration
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Early modern
18th century
Places
United States
Ireland
Great Britain
Philadelphia, PA
Dublin (Ireland)
Birmingham (England)
Institutions
London School of Medicine for Women (LSMW)
New England Female Medical College
Royal College of Surgeons, London
Rockefeller Foundation
Universität Göttingen
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