The women's health movement and the women's rights movement share a close relationship. In their work Complaints and Disorders, The Sexual Politics of Sickness (1973), Barbra Ehrenreich and Deidre English assert that the medical system is "strategic" to both the oppression and liberation of women. The medical system offers technological advancement for childbirth and reproductive issues, as well as freedom from ailments that have "handicapped women throughout history" (Ehrenreich and English, 1973, p.5). However, the medical system also has been used to further a sexist agenda and offer justification for discrimination based on sexuality Ehrenreich and English, 1973).
[...] Zakrzewska also believed that the involvement of these men in the running of the hospital set an example for the rest of the profession, illustrating that male and female physicians could work successfully side by side (Walsh, 1999). As detailed by the works of Ehrenreich and English, as well as Walsh and many others not cited here, female physicians faced a number of obstacles upon entering the field of medicine. In order to overcome these obstacles, female physicians relied on [...]
[...] Zakrzewska traveled to Boston to meet with Hunt, Caroline Severance, and other women who were active in the women's rights movement (Walsh, 1999). Zakrzewska raised $650 from women in Boston, and an additional $1,000 from supporters in New York (Walsh, 1999). With this aid, the New York Infirmary for Women and Children opened on May (Walsh, 1999). Zakrzewska went on to assist in the formation of the New England Women's Club, which supported female physicians by raising money for training (Walsh, 1999). [...]
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