UID:
almafu_9959243824302883
Format:
1 online resource (294 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-12607-1
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9786611126070
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0-226-75710-2
Series Statement:
The other voice in early modern Europe
Content:
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.
Note:
Front matter --
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CONTENTS --
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Acknowledgments --
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Series Editors' Introduction --
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Volume Editor's Introduction --
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Volume Editor's Bibliography --
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The Court Midwife of the Electorate of Brandenburg --
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Appendix A: Original Table of Contents --
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Appendix B: Glossary of New and Old Gynecological and Obstetric Terms --
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Series Editors' Bibliography --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-75709-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-75708-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7208/9780226757100
