‘Union is strength’: The medical women’s federation and the politics of professionalism, 1917–30

Women and Work Culture: Britain C.1850-1950

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 161-176

  Michaelsen, Kaarin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 84979514391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315233789-13     Document Type: Chapter

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