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Title: Authors argue that nurses are merely glorified housemaids!
Review: This pamphlet is a discussion of two historical periods: medieval times when females healers were branded as witches and burned at the stake, and the nineteenth century when women were systematically barred from medical studies. While the historical facts may be accurate, the difficulty is that the authors view medicine as the only viable role for women in the healthcare field. They quickly dismiss the role of nurses and other ancillary healthcare workers because they are not the bosses in the healthcare delivery system. Their goal is to convince the reader that until women dominate medicine, there is little that they can offer patients in their attempts to maintain health. Ardent feminists will enjoy this book. However, those who believe that there is more to maintaining or regaining health than pills and surgery will find it a denegration of the work of those who play other roles in healthcare delivery.
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