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Medicine Women : A Pictorial History of Women Healers
Medicine Women A Pictorial History of Women Healers Author:Elisabeth Brooke Women are society's primary caregivers and have been throughout the course of history. Yet they have often been shunned, persecuted, and excluded from the healing professions. Why? In this fascinating history of women healers, Elisabeth Brooke explores their role from the early hospitals of medieval Europe to the battlefields of the Crimea, ... more »from the place of the Goddess Isis in Egyptian medical lore to the healing rituals of Mama Lola, a Voodoo priestess in New York City.
As we look increasingly to the past for inspiration in today's holistic medical treatment, the healing traditions of women through the ages have never been more relevant.« less