Missionary Women, Leprosy and Indigenous Australians, 1936–1986

Missionary Women, Leprosy and Indigenous Australians, 1936–1986

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robson, Charmaine (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XIII, 265 p. 28 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:
Australasia.
History.
Imperialism.
Medicine > History.
Women > History.
Church history.
Australian History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of Medicine.
Women's History / History of Gender.
Church History.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05796-0
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Foundations
  • Chapter 3: The Making of Interwar Leprosy Policy for Indigenous Australians
  • Chapter 4: The Church, the State and Missionary Women
  • Chapter 5: The Leprosaria and Nursing Practice 1937 - c.1950
  • Chapter 6: Social, Cultural and Spiritual Life in the Leprosarium
  • Chapter 7: Births, Betrothals and ‘Bad’ Behaviour
  • Chapter 8: Missionary Men and the Indigenous Leprosaria 1940 - c.1955
  • Chapter 9: Leprosy Therapy and Patient Welfare in the Assimilation Era
  • Chapter 10: Confinement and Control in the Middle to Late Twentieth Century
  • Epilogue.

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