Witches, Midwives and Nurses - A History of Women Healers, by Ehrenreich and English

Witches, Midwives and Nurses - A History of Women Healers, by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

Published by Active Distribution, 32 pages. A5 size booklet (N4098P1)

This booklet examines the role and history of women as healers in Europe, and covers a period from the Middle Ages all the way up to modern day. It demonstrates how women's roles in health are linked to society's oppression of women, to the class system of feudal and capitalist socities, and to monopolies of knowledge.

Condition of the booklet is generally very good. The cover is clean and tidy, the staple spine is intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. The rear side cover has been clipped across the bottom left hand corner