A History of Women in Medicine

NAME • £
Pen & Sword

A History of Women in Medicine reveals the untold story of forgotten female physicians, their lives, practices and subsequent demonisation as witches. Originally held in high esteem in their communities, these women used herbs and ancient psychological processes to relieve the suffering of their patients. Often travelling long distances, moving from village to village, their medical and spiritual knowledge blended the boundaries between physician and priest.

Lumberjills

Joanna Foat • £14.99
The History Press

When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber. Lacking in both men and timber, the government made a choice. Reluctantly, they opened lumber work for women to apply – and apply they did. The Women’s Timber Corps had thousands of members – this book tells their story for the first time.

Hard Down! Hard Down!

Captain Jack Isbester • £18.99
Whittles Publishing

This describes the eventful life of a Shetland man, John Isbester, in pursuit of his ambitions to reach the top in his profession, to find a wife, to cherish a family, to do his job well and to be respected by his peers. The account is enlivened by extracts from numerous well-chosen family letters, diaries and postcards revealing the minutiae of shipboard and family life 120 years ago.

Mr Sugar Face and his Moll

Nigel & Caroline Webb • £10

This transports readers into the lives of chess player extraordinaire and railway share dealer George Webb Medley, aka Mr Sugar Face (1828-1898) and his wife Maria (‘Molly’) Selous (1839- 1919) – as they home-build, entertain and define the prosperity of the era.