Abram Ruth J (33 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: Good. First edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

paperback. Condition: As New. Used - Like New: Little to no wear with clean, unmarked pages (and intact dust jacket if applicable). May contain remainder marks on outside edges. May be missing bundled media.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Send Us a Lady Physician: Women Doctors in America, 1835-1920 (ISBN: 9780393302783) Abram, Ruth, W. W. Norton & Company, 1985, 255p, oversz. trade pb, covers bumped/scuffed, clean text, solid binding, NOT xlib, nice copy---8.00.

Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 255pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Minor bit of edgewear. A tight and quite nice first softbound editrion of this well-illustrated survey.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG+. FIRST PRINTING. SIGNED BY AUTHOR: "CARRY ON A PROUD TRADITION, "BLESS THE WORLD", 1988, RUTH.". INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Send Us a Lady Physician: Women Doctors in America, 1835-1920. Book.

large sewn PAPERBACK, cover price $12.95, attractive copy, very good. ABRAM, RUTH J., ed. . Send us a lady physician: women doctors in America, 1835-1920. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1985, stated First Edition, and 1st printing number line starting with 1, 255pp., . By the end of the 19th century, women were sought after as physicians, as gentle, natural healers, and were felt to give the medical profession a dignity and humanity beyond what men could provide. By 1920, the number of women doctors had plummeted, and new barriers created obstacles in the careers of established ones. Focusing on the Class of 1879, Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, this book explores the trials, frustrations and victories of the period. - CONTENTS: pt. 1. Between two worlds: Nineteenth-century American medicine -- Soon the baby died: medical training in nineteenth-century America -- American medicine in 1879 -- Tools of the trade: late-nineteenth-century medical instruments -- Do-it-yourself the sectarian way -- pt. 2. The leaven of tender humanity: women enter the medical profession -- The female student has arrived: the rise of the women's medical movement -- Will there be a monument? Six pioneer women doctors tell their own stories -- Co-laborers in the work of the Lord: nineteenth-century Black women physicians -- Every woman is a nurse: work and gender in the emergence of nursing -- pt. 3. Her calling in life: the class of 1879 of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania -- Yearbook: The class of '79 -- Give her knowledge: the class of 1879 in training -- Private practice: taking every case to heart -- Teaching: for which woman is preeminently fitted -- Institutions: wide and fruitful fields -- Medical missionaries: ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake -- Medical societies: lifted from the ranks of mere pretenders -- Family and community life: cordial social recognition -- pt. 4. Relapse/diagnosis: the turn-of-the-century decline of women physicians -- So honored, so loved? : the women's medical movement in decline -- The promised land: women doctors one hundred years later. 9780393302783 ISBN 0393302784.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. 255p., period illustrations, appendix, index, softbound in 10x8.5 inch wraps, back cover bears a large corner crease, an else quite good copy. Outlines the influx of women into the medical professions beginning in the late 18th c. to the early 20th c., focusing on the class of 1879 from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Analyzes the decline of the position of women in medical institutions beginning in the 1920s.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1952 by The American Musicolog. 148 + pp. Vol. V, Fall 1952, No. 3 issue only! A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. A nice, bright copy. ; 8vo; 46 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. The irony of women's acceptance into the medical world, and the unfortunate decline in their status at the beginning of the twentieth-century, is illustrated in this volume through words and pictures. By focusing on the class of 1879 at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the authors of the various essays depict individual trials, frustrations, and victories of nineteenth-century women physicians; and we come to understand a vital aspect of our history and how it affects us all today.…

Tall 12mo. folder with two pamphlets inside; one on services, one on the Alliance itself. A nice copy. Brochures listing the work being done by the Alliance.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 260 pages. 10.00x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. The irony of women's acceptance into the medical world, and the unfortunate decline in their status at the beginning of the twentieth-century, is illustrated in this volume through words and pictures. By focusing on the class of 1879 at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the authors of the various essays depict individual trials, frustrations, and victories of nineteenth-century women physicians; and we come to understand a vital aspect of our history and how it affects us all today.…

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, women, who had hitherto been barred from medical schools, were gradually granted the freedom to study and practice medicine. Indeed, by 1900, over 7,000 female physicians were practicing in America. Women were sought after to fill the void in women's health care?a substantial one, thanks to Victorian mores?as well as to imbue the medical profession with dignity which only women, it was believed, could supply. Thus the stereotype of women as gentle, virtuous creatures, natural healers, worked in their favor, opening doors to a major profession. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, women, who had hitherto been barred from medical schools, were gradually granted the freedom to study and practice medicine. Indeed, by 1900, over 7,000 female physicians were practicing in America. Women were sought after to fill the void in women's health care?a substantial one, thanks to Victorian mores?as well as to imbue the medical profession with dignity which only women, it was believed, could supply. Thus the stereotype of women as gentle, virtuous creatures, natural healers, worked in their favor, opening doors to a major profession. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…