The Nature of Their Bodies: Women and Their Doctors in Victorian Canada

by Wendy Mitchinson

Book Overview

In 1864 a woman was admitted to the Toronto asylum and diagnosed as suffering from 'mania, ' a not uncommon diagnosis for women, a step beyond 'hysteria.' The cause cited by doctors for the patient's insanity was lactation.

This was one of the scores of cases cited by Wendy Mitchinson in her history of the medical treatment of women in Victorian Canada. The cases, combined with the medical literature of the period, reflect the society's preoccupations,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802068405
• ISBN13: 9780802068408
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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Wendy...found your name very interesting..almost spelled like mine. Do you know your lineage? I am back to the oldest 1742 in Virginia. Would love to hear from you. Thanks