Women, health and nation
Subtitle: Canada and the United States since 1945
By: edited by Georgina Feldberg ... [et al.].
Contributors: Feldberg, Georgina D., 1956-
Series: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine ;; 16; McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ;; 16
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.; Women's health services -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.; Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women's health services -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Description: A collection that examines how national differences in health care have influenced women's lives and informed feminist politics in North America. Focusing on the dynamic decades after 1945, when both the US and Canada began using federal funds to expand access to health care, this volume covers a wide range of issues, including childbirth, abortion and sterilization, palliative care, pharmaceutical regulation, immigration, and Native health care.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.