The Court Midwife (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Justine Siegemund
First published in 1690, The Court Midwife made Justine Siegemund (1636-1705) the spokesperson for the art of midwifery at a time when most obstetrical texts were written by men. More than a technical manual, The Court Midwife contains descriptions of obstetric techniques of midwifery and its attendant social pressures. Siegemund's visibility as a writer, midwife, and proponent of an incipient professionalism accorded her a status virtually unknown to German women in the seventeenth century. Translated here into English for the first time, The Court Midwife contains riveting birthing scenes, sworn testimonials by former patients, and a brief autobiography.
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Année:
2005
Edition:
1
Editeur::
University of Chicago Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
280
ISBN 10:
0226757102
ISBN 13:
9780226757100
Fichier:
PDF, 8.03 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2005
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