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1. Gender, Health and Welfare

   Edited by Anne Digby, John Stewart

   Gender, Health and Welfare deals primarily with the century before the creation of the classic welfare state in Britain. It provides a stimulating introduction to an historical era which saw a huge expansion in welfare services, both state and voluntary, and during which women emerged as...

   Published June 24th 1998 by Routledge
2. From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency

   Historical Perspectives on People with Learning Disabilities

   Edited by Anne Digby, David Wright

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

   From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning disabilities have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the campaign for disabled rights and the...

   Published October 9th 1996 by Routledge