{"product_id":"the-apothecarys-wife","title":"The Apothecary's Wife","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mainContent___KncIm\"\u003e\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"title-references-tabpanel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"title-references-tab-1\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root css-old1by\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A lively medical, scientific, and economic history.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Starred Review)\u003cbr\u003eBest Nonfiction Books of 2024, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A timely reminder that the current greed-based healthcare system is a relatively recent man-made scheme.\"—\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that centering women's history offers vital opportunities for shaping the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe running joke in Europe for centuries was that anyone in a hurry to die should call the doctor. As far back as ancient Greece, physicians were notorious for administering painful and often fatal treatments—and charging for the privilege. For the most effective treatment, the ill and injured went to the women in their lives. This system lasted hundreds of years. It was gone in less than a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContrary to the familiar story, medication did not improve during the Scientific Revolution. Yet somehow, between 1650 and 1740, the domestic female and the physician switched places in the cultural consciousness: she became the ineffective, potentially dangerous quack, he the knowledgeable, trustworthy expert. The professionals normalized the idea of paying them for what people already got at home without charge, laying the foundation for Big Pharma and today’s global for-profit medication system. A revelatory history of medicine,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apothecary’s Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echallenges the myths of the triumph of science and instead uncovers the fascinating truth. Drawing on a vast body of archival material, Karen Bloom Gevirtz depicts the extraordinary cast of characters who brought about this transformation. She also explores domestic medicine’s values in responses to modern health crises, such as the eradication of smallpox, and what benefits we can learn from these events.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934643241114,"sku":"8347","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3946\/9466\/files\/8347ApothecarysWife.jpg?v=1777394954","url":"https:\/\/uuabookstore.org\/products\/the-apothecarys-wife","provider":"inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}