S. Weir Mitchell, 1829–1914

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Biography & Memoir, Reference, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Literary
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Author: Nancy Cervetti ISBN: 9780271073873
Publisher: Penn State University Press Publication: September 14, 2012
Imprint: Penn State University Press Language: English
Author: Nancy Cervetti
ISBN: 9780271073873
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication: September 14, 2012
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Language: English

This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women’s rights, S. Weir Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War soldiers with phantom limbs and burning pain, and creation of the rest cure to treat hysteria and neurasthenia. Mitchell’s life was extraordinary—interesting in its own right and as a case study in the larger inquiry into nineteenth-century medicine and culture.

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This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women’s rights, S. Weir Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War soldiers with phantom limbs and burning pain, and creation of the rest cure to treat hysteria and neurasthenia. Mitchell’s life was extraordinary—interesting in its own right and as a case study in the larger inquiry into nineteenth-century medicine and culture.

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