HSS 2121 Chapter 10: HSS2121 Witches Readings (SUMMARY)
10 Feb 2017
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A 20th century witch hunt: a feminist critique of the grange royal commission into deaths at the hospital for sick children. studies in political economy. Late 15th, early 16th c witch hunt -- attempt to exclude women from community medicine. Control of women -- inauthentic opinions" of female nurses. Clustering pattern of death, sickest children transferred to the location, potential nursing staff shortage (nurses first inquired about the increase) Death of infants from digoxin overdose -- procedure of ria to detect levels (not always accurate -- medication error theories) Deaths determined to be of natural causes > cause investigated. Nurses" information and evidence treated as irrelevant during the case -- investigators didn"t understand i. e. concept of constant care , nurse"s statement, showing up unannounced at work for interviews, chastised nurses vs sympathy for doctors. Murder framework -- narrow and biased focus on nelles. Male curing and female caring -- sexual division of labour -- white, male monopoly (class discrimination too)
