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Carla Bittel specializes in nineteenth-century U.S. history. Her research focuses on gender issues in the history of medicine and science; she has examined the history of women’s health, women physicians, and the role of science in medicine. Her new research explores gender and phrenology in antebellum America.
Dr. Bittel has a B.A. from University of California, Davis (1995); an M.A. (1999) and Ph.D. (2003) from Cornell University.
Dr. Bittel has a B.A. from University of California, Davis (1995); an M.A. (1999) and Ph.D. (2003) from Cornell University.
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Materials of the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science 1815-1920
Bittel, C., Feb 2022, In: Social History of Medicine. 35, 1, p. 332-333 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Cranial compatibility: Phrenology, measurement, and marriage assessment
Bittel, C., Dec 2021, In: ISIS. 112, 4, p. 795-803 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing the truth of phrenology: Knowledge experiments in antebellum American cultures of science and health
Bittel, C., Jun 18 2019, In: Medical History. 63, 3, p. 352-374 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Woman, know thyself: Producing and using phrenological knowledge in 19th-century America
Bittel, C., May 2013, In: Centaurus. 55, 2, p. 104-130 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Wild Unrest: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Making of "<i>The Yellow Wall-Paper</i>"
Bittel, C., Feb 2012, In: American Historical Review. 117, 1, p. 208-209 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review