The Midwives Book Or the Whole Art of Midwifry Discovered |
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| Author:
| Sharp, Jane |
| Editor:
| Hobby, Elaine |
| Series title: | Women Writers in English 1350-1850 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-508652-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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When the midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by her male contemporaries, and weaving together medical information and lively anecdotes, she produced a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising.
When the midwife Jane Sharp wrote The Midwives Book in 1671, she became the first British woman to publish a midwifery manual. Drawing on works by her male contemporaries, and weaving together medical information and lively anecdotes, she produced a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising.