Personal and Political : Stories from the Women's Health Movement 1960–2010
How feminism transformed the healthcare system in Canada
Women's Health expert Lorraine Greaves details the innovative, courageous, and creative activism of the “second wave” women’s health movement in Canada between 1960 and 2010. This activism (re)claimed women’s bodies, created women-centered spaces and services, and challenged the medical model. Feminists challenged diagnoses, treatments, laws, policies and research, as well as the care women were offered and the way they saw their bodies and themselves. Legions of women, and a few men, made changes ranging from abortion rights to preserving women’s hospitals, to the legalization of midwifery to requiring gendered health research—changes that resonate today.
Praise & Recognition
"Fascinating... The success of this book is grounded in the very personal nature of the stories, as well as in the wealth of expertise of the women involved."
HerizonsDetails
Publication Date: October 30, 2018
Product Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
ISBN: 978-1-77260-079-7
Weight: 450
About the Editor
Lorraine Greaves
Lorraine Greaves is a feminist activist, researcher and author or editor of 11 books on gender, research, women, and health. She was the founding director of the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health in British Columbia and the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children in Ontario. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ottawa for her contributions to changing the landscape of women’s health in Canada. She lives in Vancouver, BC and Elora, ON.