Abstract
The article based on archival documents will consider such a direction in the tourism industry as medical tourism. Dentists were pioneers in this area in Belarus, but the history of this industry is much older than one might think. In the late 19th and early 20th cent. Jewish Pale of Settlement passed through the territory of Belarus. Belarusian provinces, which constituted a significant part of the Jewish population in that period entered a period of dramatic changes. The modernization process resulted in the appearance of women in public spheres. Since the second half of the 19th cent., after the development of the regulatory framework, it becomes possible to obtain the specialty of a dentist. Archival documents from the National Historical Archive of Belarus (NHAB) in Grodno and Minsk show that the dental industry was very attractive to Jewish women. Druskeniki was a special place for the Jewish population. Women Jewish dental offices were in great demand not only among the Jewish population, but also among Christians. This activity gave women the opportunity to have their own income, and, therefore, freed them from patriarchal dependence, destroying gender stereotypes imposed by society. The process of emancipation of the female Jewish population began. The end result of these processes was the formation at the turn of the 19th – early 20th cent. a new type of independent woman
Highlights
One of the features in the life of Belarusian cities and towns in the second half of the 19th – early 20th cent. was an active socioeconomic role of the Jewish faith women
The subject of study is the participation of Jewish women in Belarus in the development of dental tourism
Jewish women were under the yoke of double discrimination, and because of their gender, and as Jewish women because of their nationality restricted by law
Summary
One of the features in the life of Belarusian cities and towns in the second half of the 19th – early 20th cent. was an active socioeconomic role of the Jewish faith women. Was an active socioeconomic role of the Jewish faith women. This activity was expressed in the fact that Jewish women actively sought to get an education. Education made it possible to have a constant source of income. Modern trends in the development of gender studies require the inclusion of the history of women in the canvas of general historical research, since without this segment, historical knowledge will not be complete. The growing influence of women in the modern world, the availability and comfort of tourist travel, including medical (dental) tourism, makes the topic of studying the contribution of Jewish women to the development of dental tourism relevant
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