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Eternally Wounded Women: Women, Doctors and Exercise in the Late Nineteenth Century by Patricia Anne Vertinsky Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-10: 0-252-06372-4 / 0252063724 ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06372-5 / 9780252063725 In the late 19th century, male doctors played a major role in shaping attitudes toward the physical capabilities of middle-class women. Women, too, wrote about their particular concerns for health and physical exercise as well as experiences with their doctors. Traditional views concerning the etern |