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Barbre, Joy Webster. "`Goodwives' to Menoboomers; Reinventing Menopause in American History," Program in American Studies, University of Minnesota, May 1994.
This dissertation rests on the premise that menopause is experienced and defined within specific historical and social contexts, and the meanings and values ascribed to menopause at any point in history are shaped and formed by broader cultural assumptions. Drawing on feminist theory and social history approaches it explores the cultural construction of menopause in 17th century Puritan New England culture, the Victorian Era, turn- of-the-century America, the 1920s, and the post-World War II period. Sources for the project include sermons, popular and professional medical writings, and menopause studies.
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