The Apothecary's Wife
The Hidden History of Medicine and How It Became a Commodity
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The Apothecary's Wife
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Karen Bloom Gevirtz
The running joke in Europe for centuries was that anyone in a hurry to die should call the doctor. As far back as ancient Greece, physicians were notorious for administering painful and often fatal treatments – and charging for the privilege. For the most effective treatment, the ill and injured went to the women in their lives. This system lasted hundreds of years. It was gone in less than a century.
Contrary to the familiar story, medication did not improve during the Scientific Revolution. Yet somehow, between 1650 and 1740, the domestic female and the physician switched places in the cultural consciousness: she became the ineffective, potentially dangerous quack, he the knowledgeable, trustworthy expert. The professionals normalized the idea of paying them for what people already got at home without charge, laying the foundation for Big Pharma and today’s global for-profit medication system.
A revelatory history of medicine, The Apothecary’s Wife challenges the myths of the triumph of science and instead uncovers the fascinating truth. Drawing on a vast body of archival material, Karen Bloom Gevirtz depicts the extraordinary cast of characters who brought about this transformation. She also explores domestic medicine’s values in responses to modern health crises, such as the eradication of smallpox, and what benefits we can learn from these events.©2024 Karen Bloom Gevirtz (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Economic, scientific and social history combine in this extraordinary, rigorously researched, revisionist account of the crucial role domestic medicine played in the past – and how it might point to a healthier future.
A rich and pacey narrative history setting out the position of women during the commodification of medicine.
Trenchant, witty, and erudite, The Apothecary’s Wife is a timely reminder that the profit-driven commodification of healthcare and medicine in our society is neither natural nor pre-ordained, but rather man-made. Gevirtz’s book uncovers the largely forgotten domestic origins of those sciences, centering women in that history. It’s a story everyone should know.
Truly splendid. Gevirtz not only creates a more nuanced history of medicine, but also makes a strong case that our medical practices today are not inevitable but the result of professional and institutional choices. A significant contribution to our understanding of medicine, economics, and gender.
Karen Bloom Gevirtz' fascinating history of medicine shines a light on the forgotten stories of female physicians
Karen Bloom Gevirtz excels at unearthing unexpected stories about sickness and death, about love and rivalry, about compassion and greed... The Apothecary's Wife delivers serious messages about the evils of consumerism, but it is also a good read that exposes some quirky corners of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century Britain.
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