British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860–1918

Table of Contents

Introduction: Disapproval, Curiosity, Amusement, Obstinate Hostility? Women and Surgery, 1860–1918

1 From Controversy to Consolidation: Surgery at the New Hospital for Women, 1872–1902

2 The Experiences of Female Surgical Patients at the Royal Free Hospital, 1903–1913

3 Women Surgeons and the Treatment of Malignant Disease

4 Inside the Theatre of War

5 Operating on the Home Front, 1914–1918

Conclusion