Women Doctors in War (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
In their efforts to utilize their medical skills and training in the service of their country, women physicians fought not one but two male-dominated professional hierarchies: the medical and the military establishments. In the process, they also contended with powerful social pressures and constraints.\ Throughout Women Doctors in War, the authors focus on the medical careers, aspirations, and struggles of individual women, using personal stories to illustrate the unique professional and...
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"No other work has focused on this topic; Bellafaire and Graf's scholarly research will fill the vacuum admirably! With its depth and scope . . . Women Doctors in War will appeal to military historians, medical history buffs, and folks interested in women's issues. . . . This publication will be a useful addition to the body of knowledge that defines military medical history." —Mary T. Sarnecky, author, A History of the Army Nurse Corps “. . . As the role of women in the military expanded and was publicized, an area that has been almost totally neglected is that of women doctors. This is true despite the fact that the only woman recipient of the Medal of Honor is a woman doctor of the Civil War, Dr. Mary Walker. It was extremely difficult for her to get the military to let her perform duties in her specialty and, until recently, it continued to be difficult for those who followed. In the personal stories of the women doctors who struggled to serve, this book gives us an opportunity to see the obstacles placed before them and the ways they worked to overcome them so they too could give their best to the wounded and sick soldiers and their families.” —Wilma L. Vaught, Brig. Gen., USAF (RET), President, Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc.
\ author, A History of the Army Nurse Corp - Mary T. Sarnecky\ ". . . a useful addition to the body of knowledge that defines military medical history." -Mary T. Sarnecky, author, A History of the Army Nurse Corps\ \ \ \ \ Medical History Society of New Jersey - Vincent J. Cirillo\ “Women Doctors in War is the first full-length book to examine the history of female physicians in our nation’s military establishment. As such, this impeccably researched and well written monograph is most welcome.”—Vincent J. Cirillo, Medical History Society of New Jersey\ \ \
