Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
46
Obstetrical Society
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1826: The Obstetrical Society was founded....
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1826
The Obstetrical Society
was founded.
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
151
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
17
The sources used show some discrepancy over the date of this founding, as Towler cites 1825 (145). Both Moscucci (62) and Donnison (46) cite 1826 as the founding year.
1857: The Obstetrical Society was reborn, with...
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1857
The Obstetrical Society
was reborn, with membership open to any male medical professional.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
17
1867: Clitoridectomist Isaac Baker Brown was expelled...
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1867
Clitoridectomist Isaac Baker Brown
was expelled from the Obstetrical Society
because his patients complained about his coercive methods.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
77-8
1880: The Obstetrical Society established examination...
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1880
The Obstetrical Society
established examination centres throughout England.
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
99
22 December 1884: The British Gynaecological Society was f...
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22 December 1884
The British Gynaecological Society
was founded.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
171-2
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
171-2
1886: The General Medical Council asserted that...
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1886
The General Medical Council
asserted that qualification in medicine, surgery, and midwifery was necessary to obtain a place on the Medical Register.
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
149
Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
98
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