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Item Details
Title:
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THE COURT MIDWIFE
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By: |
Justine Siegemund, Lynne Tatlock (Editor), Lynne Tatlock (Trans) |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£80.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0226757080 |
ISBN 13: |
9780226757087 |
Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 September, 2005 |
Series: |
Other Voice in Early Modern Europe |
Pages: |
280 |
Translated from: |
German |
Description: |
First published in 1690, this work made Justine Siegemund (1636-1705) the spokesperson for the art of midwifery at a time when most obstetrical texts were written by men. Translated here into English, this work contains riveting birthing scenes, sworn testimonials by former patients, and a brief autobiography. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
Illustrations: |
44 halftones |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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