The 1920s witnessed a radical approach to sexual health in Britain, and women doctors quickly capitalized on the opportunities offered by the new VD Service. Because venereology was considered to be low status, it was among the few interwar specialisms that offered footholds to women. In view of the long-standing aversion to female engagement with subjects like VD, the large numbers of women doctors entering the VD Service seems puzzling. But as this article reveals, their clinical work was facilitated by rapid shifts in social and medical attitudes towards the treatment of VD as well as the role of women in public life. By exploring how these women navigated the shifting terrain of interwar public health, it deconstructs the notion that venereology was principally a male sphere of clinical practice and research. Moreover, it presents an important counterpoint to the narrative of women’s bodies subordinated to male medical authority. Although the individual lives of these women remain frustratingly elusive, a prosopographical study of their careers allows us to chart their professional networks and clinical activities. We can see how they appropriated prevailing moral codes and styled themselves as guardians of the nation’s health. At its heart, this article demonstrates how women established identities within a profession that remained inherently masculine. Moreover, it opens up new perspectives on the provision of care and the gendered politics of sexual health in a period of profound economic and social change.

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“性别偏见”和职业认同：英国两次世界大战期间 VD 服务中的女医生和她们的病人

1920 年代见证了英国对性健康的激进态度，女医生迅速利用了新的 VD 服务提供的机会。因为性病学被认为地位低下，所以它是少数几个为女性提供立足点的两次世界大战之间的专业之一。鉴于长期以来对女性参与 VD 等学科的厌恶，大量女医生进入 VD 服务似乎令人费解。但正如本文所揭示的，他们的临床工作得益于对 VD 治疗以及女性在公共生活中的角色的社会和医学态度的迅速转变。通过探索这些女性如何应对两次世界大战之间公共卫生的变化，它解构了性病学主要是男性临床实践和研究领域的观念。而且，它与从属于男性医疗权威的女性身体的叙述形成了一个重要的对比。尽管这些女性的个人生活仍然令人沮丧地难以捉摸，但对其职业生涯的专业研究使我们能够绘制出她们的专业网络和临床活动。我们可以看到他们如何挪用盛行的道德准则并将自己称为国家健康的守护者。从本质上讲，本文展示了女性如何在一个本质上保持男性化的职业中建立身份。此外，它为在深刻的经济和社会变革时期提供护理和性健康的性别政治开辟了新的视角。尽管这些女性的个人生活仍然令人沮丧地难以捉摸，但对其职业生涯的专业研究使我们能够绘制出她们的专业网络和临床活动。我们可以看到他们如何挪用盛行的道德准则并将自己称为国家健康的守护者。从本质上讲，本文展示了女性如何在一个本质上保持男性化的职业中建立身份。此外，它为在深刻的经济和社会变革时期提供护理和性健康的性别政治开辟了新的视角。尽管这些女性的个人生活仍然令人沮丧地难以捉摸，但对其职业生涯的专业研究使我们能够绘制出她们的专业网络和临床活动。我们可以看到他们如何挪用盛行的道德准则并将自己称为国家健康的守护者。从本质上讲，本文展示了女性如何在一个本质上保持男性化的职业中建立身份。此外，它为在深刻的经济和社会变革时期提供护理和性健康的性别政治开辟了新的视角。这篇文章展示了女性如何在一个本质上保持男性化的职业中建立身份。此外，它为在深刻的经济和社会变革时期提供护理和性健康的性别政治开辟了新的视角。这篇文章展示了女性如何在一个本质上保持男性化的职业中建立身份。此外，它为在深刻的经济和社会变革时期提供护理和性健康的性别政治开辟了新的视角。