Witches midwives and nurses book5/15/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In this pamphlet, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English examine the persecution of female healers, and the legacy of the witch hunts on the healing roles women take on today. As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work. Many of the herbal remedies developed by witches still have their place in modern pharmacology, yet the work of women has been largely forgotten. Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers - Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English - Google Books Sign in Try the new Google Books Books Add to my library Write review Get print. Witches, Midwives, and Nurses is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment, rooted in witch hunters and the rise of capitalism. The wise woman, or witch, had a host of remedies which had been tested in years of use. Medicine is part of our heritage as women, our history, our birthright. They were called “wise women” by the people, witches or charlatans by the authorities. For centuries women were doctors without degrees, barred from books and lectures, learning from each other, and passing on experience from neighbor to neighbor and mother to daughter. They were midwives, travelling from home to home and village to village. They were pharmacists, cultivating healing herbs and exchanging the secrets of their uses. They were abortionists, nurses and counsellors. They were the unlicensed doctors and anatomists of western history. ![]()
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