From Bantu gynaecology to the Birthsuit: Medical science in South Africa

Catherine Burns

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-31913-6_3

From Bantu gynaecology to the Birthsuit: Medical science in South Africa

Catherine Burns

University of the Witwatersrand

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On December 29, 1973 the Rand Daily Mail printed a full double page spread about deaths of prominent world individuals in the previous year. Titled "1973 Adds Another Layer of Men to History"-it included the names of a small handful of women-and reported in the South African section, on this death.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Politics of Knowledge in the Biomedical Sciences
Subtitle of host publication	South/African Perspectives
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	45-72
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031319136
ISBN (Print)	9783031319129
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31913-6_3
Publication status	Published - 6 Nov 2023
Externally published	Yes

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