02526cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000043001122450073001552640051002283000047002793360026003263370026003523380036003785000031004145080156004455201438006015340045020396530032020846530037021168560042021539990017021958443UtSlPG20260610133221.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aFührer, Ch.q(Charlotte),d1834-190714aThe Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-07-01  aText file produced by Robert Prince, Juliet Sutherland, Charles
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HTML file produced by David Widger  a"The Mysteries of Montreal: Being Recollections of a Female Physician" by Charlotte Führer is a memoir that likely dates back to the late 19th century. This work details the personal and professional experiences of the author, a female physician in Montreal, as she recounts various striking and astonishing events she witnessed throughout her three decades of practice. The book aims to shed light on the complexities of life in Montreal during that era, often focusing on women's issues, social challenges, and moral dilemmas.  The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator's early life, beginning with her experiences as a governess in Hamburg and her subsequent marriage to Gustav Schroeder. As they migrate to America in search of prosperity without success, the narrator resolves to pursue a career as a physician, particularly in midwifery, determined to provide care that was typically reserved for male practitioners at the time. Upon her arrival in Montreal, she begins to establish herself professionally but is soon drawn into a series of compelling narratives involving her patients, including tales of love, deception, and societal judgment that illustrate the struggles and resilience of women in her community. By sharing these experiences, she not only seeks to document her practice but also to offer lessons on morality and the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWomen physicians -- Fiction  aMontréal (Québec) -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8443  c50425d50425