Malicious Midwives, Fruitful Vines, and Bearded Women - Sex, Gender, and Medical Expertise in the .

N Engl J Med

From the Department of the History of Science (B.M., J.M., A.H., S.S.R.), and the Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (S.S.R.), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Published: June 2024

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