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Massage was professionalised in Britain in 1895 by the Society of Trained Masseuses (STM), a small group of nurses and midwives mainly concerned with giving general massage to neurasthenic women. By the end of the First World War the massage profession had been transformed - a key participant in the rehabilitation of the nation’s wounded soldiers; publically, medically and politically acclaimed; and a specialism fully embryonic of physiotherapy. This thesis examines the professionalisation of massage from c.1880-1920. It argues that in order to fully understand the development of the profession in this period we have to move away from institutional teleologies, linear narratives of ‘medical control’ and embrace the myriad of socio-cultural, economic, political and professional forces driving and shaping this process. To explore these wider forces this thesis looks beyond internal institutional dynamics and examines a number of locations where massage was practised. Beginning with an examination of how massage was translated from a traditionally lay-treatment into the language of medical orthodoxy, this thesis considers its adoption into British medicine, its development as a practice and a profession, and its entry into the First World War. Fiercely contested both medically and ethically throughout the period, the practice of massage offers a new lens through which to examine the complex socio-cultural and professional negotiations shaping the course of professionalisation. This thesis argues that debates about massage, gender and intimacy were intricately woven into the formulation of professional boundaries, conditioning the relationship between patient and masseuse as well as the masseuse and medical practitioner. Focus on practice also yields insights into broader socio-economic and political concerns about disability, productivity and military efficiency. It situates the evolution of massage, practically and professionally, as part of the wider development of rehabilitation within society and medicine during this period. By contextualising the early professionalisation of massage in this way, this thesis offers new perspectives on the complex interplay between the development of physiotherapy, society and medicine.

O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar como as mulheres com deficiência são recebidas nos serviços de atenção primária e como essas mulheres e os/as profissionais que lhes assistem dão sentidos às práticas desenvolvidas. As mulheres com deficiência ainda contam com ações inexpressivas voltadas para as suas necessidades nos serviços de atenção primária em saúde, que embora privilegie a clientela feminina, pouco reconhecem as especificidades desse segmento, como por exemplo, aspectos relativos aos seus direitos sexuais e reprodutivos. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa que entrevistou 39 profissionais de três serviços de atenção primária de uma região da cidade de São Paulo, bem como 15 mulheres com variados tipos e graus de deficiência, na idade reprodutiva, usuárias destes serviços. Sete dessas mulheres são mães de mais de um filho, e três tiveram filhos após a aquisição da deficiência, o que corrobora o fato de parcela significativa de mulheres com deficiência ter vida sexual ativa e necessitar de atenção relativa à sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Os profissionais afirmam que a presença de mulheres com deficiência na idade reprodutiva em geral é rara, e apontam que suas necessidades de saúde são mais determinadas pelo tipo e grau da deficiência do que por determinantes socioculturais de gênero. Reconhecem lacunas em sua formação para abordarem deficiências e questões de gênero - o que se revela no predomínio de concepções baseadas no senso comum - e apontam a necessidade de os serviços investirem na acessibilidade física, comunicacional e de atitudes. Já as usuárias relatam dificuldades de acesso aos serviços, que inclui falta de transporte, barreiras arquitetônicas, barreiras na comunicação, atitudes preconceituosas e pouco acolhedoras de alguns profissionais. Avaliam como positivo a oferta de cuidado no domicílio para aquelas que não conseguem ir ao serviço / This study aimed to investigate how women with disabilities are received in primary health care facilities and how these women and primary care providers who assist them give meaning to the practices developed. Women with disabilities still have few actions aimed at their needs in primary health care services. Despite the attention given to the female population in primary health care facilities, they still dont recognize specificities of women with disabilities, such as issues related to their sexual and reproductive rights. Through a qualitative research 39 providers were interviewed in three primary health care facilities in a region of São Paulo city, and also 15 women with different types and degrees of disability, reproductive age, users of these services. Seven of these women are mothers of more than one child, and three of them had children after the acquisition of disability, which corroborates the fact that a significant portion of women with disabilities are sexually active and need attention on sexual and reproductive health. The providers said that the presence of disabled women of reproductive age in general was scarce, and reported that their health needs were more determined by the type and degree of disability than by socio-cultural determinants of gender. They recognized gaps in their training to address disability and gender - which reveals the predominance of concepts, based on common sense - and highlighted the need for services to invest in physical accessibility, communication and attitudes. For the other side, the users have reported difficulties in accessing services, which included lack of transportation, physical and communication barriers, prejudice and unwelcoming attitudes of some providers. They evaluated as positive the provision of home care for those who couldn´t go to the service

O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar como as mulheres com deficiência são recebidas nos serviços de atenção primária e como essas mulheres e os/as profissionais que lhes assistem dão sentidos às práticas desenvolvidas. As mulheres com deficiência ainda contam com ações inexpressivas voltadas para as suas necessidades nos serviços de atenção primária em saúde, que embora privilegie a clientela feminina, pouco reconhecem as especificidades desse segmento, como por exemplo, aspectos relativos aos seus direitos sexuais e reprodutivos. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa que entrevistou 39 profissionais de três serviços de atenção primária de uma região da cidade de São Paulo, bem como 15 mulheres com variados tipos e graus de deficiência, na idade reprodutiva, usuárias destes serviços. Sete dessas mulheres são mães de mais de um filho, e três tiveram filhos após a aquisição da deficiência, o que corrobora o fato de parcela significativa de mulheres com deficiência ter vida sexual ativa e necessitar de atenção relativa à sua saúde sexual e reprodutiva. Os profissionais afirmam que a presença de mulheres com deficiência na idade reprodutiva em geral é rara, e apontam que suas necessidades de saúde são mais determinadas pelo tipo e grau da deficiência do que por determinantes socioculturais de gênero. Reconhecem lacunas em sua formação para abordarem deficiências e questões de gênero - o que se revela no predomínio de concepções baseadas no senso comum - e apontam a necessidade de os serviços investirem na acessibilidade física, comunicacional e de atitudes. Já as usuárias relatam dificuldades de acesso aos serviços, que inclui falta de transporte, barreiras arquitetônicas, barreiras na comunicação, atitudes preconceituosas e pouco acolhedoras de alguns profissionais. Avaliam como positivo a oferta de cuidado no domicílio para aquelas que não conseguem ir ao serviço / This study aimed to investigate how women with disabilities are received in primary health care facilities and how these women and primary care providers who assist them give meaning to the practices developed. Women with disabilities still have few actions aimed at their needs in primary health care services. Despite the attention given to the female population in primary health care facilities, they still dont recognize specificities of women with disabilities, such as issues related to their sexual and reproductive rights. Through a qualitative research 39 providers were interviewed in three primary health care facilities in a region of São Paulo city, and also 15 women with different types and degrees of disability, reproductive age, users of these services. Seven of these women are mothers of more than one child, and three of them had children after the acquisition of disability, which corroborates the fact that a significant portion of women with disabilities are sexually active and need attention on sexual and reproductive health. The providers said that the presence of disabled women of reproductive age in general was scarce, and reported that their health needs were more determined by the type and degree of disability than by socio-cultural determinants of gender. They recognized gaps in their training to address disability and gender - which reveals the predominance of concepts, based on common sense - and highlighted the need for services to invest in physical accessibility, communication and attitudes. For the other side, the users have reported difficulties in accessing services, which included lack of transportation, physical and communication barriers, prejudice and unwelcoming attitudes of some providers. They evaluated as positive the provision of home care for those who couldn´t go to the service

In diploma thesis I have focused on employing of people with disability. I am asking what opportunities have disabled people in the labor market. Do they have possibility to join some special education programs to help them find a job? Is gender important in searching a job? Most of this diploma thesis is analytical. It is focused on priorities of the Government of Czech Republic as a member of the European Union. What kind of texts, laws or directives solve the employment people with disability. The analytical part consist of interviews with disabled men and women as well as people from the labor offices. Analysis of the interviews focused on their own experience with disability, perception of gender discrimination and experience with employment. I also introduce and analyze official documents to ensure gender equality in the labor market and documents that provide equality of people with disability in the labor market. Theoretical backround consist of Feminist disability studies as well as Robert McRuer's concept of "compulsory able-bodiedness". An important part is the perception of people with disability. I also describe historical context of this problem.