Motherhood in the Old South: Pregnancy, Childbirth and Infant Rearing - Hardcover

McMillen, Sally G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807115177 ISBN 13: 9780807115176

Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, 1990

Synopsis

An account of the childbearing and rearing responsibilities which consumed, often literally, the lives of women in the old south. The author explores the social, political and medical influences of the time that led women to assume fervently the full responsibility for their sacred occupation.

About this title

Synopsis:

Drawing from diaries, letters, medical journals, physicians' reports, and census data, McMillen (history, Davidson College, NC) presents an account of the reproductive experiences of Southern women from 1800-1860. The sources limit the study to those with enough education to keep records. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About the Author:

Sally G. McMillen is associate professor of history at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0807115177
• ISBN 13: 9780807115176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256