Translated by K. Lalitha

This work by K. Lalita is a Telugu translation of the feminist classic, Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich and Diedre English.

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses, first published by the Feminist Press in 1973, is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch hunters. As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn’t work. They build on their classic exposé on the demonization of women healers and the political and economic monopolization of medicine. This quick history brings us up-to-date, exploring today’s changing attitudes toward childbirth, alternative medicine, and modern-day witches.

Published by Charita Prachuranalu, Hyderabad (1994)