Authorized to heal gender, class, and the transformation of medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930 / Sandra Lee Barney.

Contents Ch. 1. Bringing modern medicine to the mountains -- Ch. 2. Physicians and the quest for professional identity -- Ch. 3. What the Women's Clubs can do -- Ch. 4. Women, health care, and the community -- Ch. 5. Limiting public health.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-214) and index.
LCCN 99030433
ISBN0807848344
ISBN9780807848340