Contesting the Zenana: The mission to make lady doctors for India, 1874-1885

Journal of British Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 368-397

  Burton, Antoinette ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84949135220     PISSN: 00219371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386112     Document Type: Review

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