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Names: Cooper Owens, Deirdre Benia, 1972– author.
Title: Medical bondage : race, gender, and the origins of American gynecology / by Deirdre Cooper Owens.
Description: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017013982| ISBN 9780820351353 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780820351346 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Gynecology—United States—History—19th century. | Human experimentation in medicine—United States—History—19th century. | Women slaves—Medical care—United States—History—19th century. | Irish American women—Medical care—United States—History—19th century.
Classification: LCC RG67.U6 C66 2017 | DDC 174.2/8—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017013982