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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English argues that women were the primary healers until the Enlightenment, when male professionals took over through aggressive means, marginalizing female healers. The pamphlet explores the suppression of women healers during the European witch hunts and the exclusion of women from formal medical training. Triggering topics include misogyny and witch hunts.