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Hardback. Condition: Good. An illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies. The wet nurse?a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own?is indeed attested far back in history; in fact, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen?s wet nurse. In modern Europe and the United States, wet nursing persisted into the early 20th century, when bottles and formula rendered it obsolete. At one end of the social scale, wealthy families hired wet nurses to spare mothers the necessity of nursing; at the other, foundling babies were fed by wet nurses employed by orphanages. In this book, conceived as both a social history and a feminist act of reparation, artist Barbara Zucker uncovers the forgotten?perhaps deliberately buried?occupation of wet nursing. She ranges across eras and cultures, revealing the practices surrounding wet nursing and the social attitudes toward the women who worked as wet nurses, almost always out of financial necessity. She investigates such surprising topics as traditional tests of the quality of breast milk (ranging from straightforward tasting to esoteric, almost alchemical rituals) and interspecies nursing (with the goat?s teat the most common stand-in for the human breast). Zucker?s lively text is abundantly illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs she has teased from the archives, as well as her own arresting drawings and sculptures inspired by the topic. The Second Oldest Profession will be essential and provocative reading for anyone interested in women?s history.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. An illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies. The wet nurse?a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own?is indeed attested far back in history; in fact, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen?s wet nurse. In modern Europe and the United States, wet nursing persisted into the early 20th century, when bottles and formula rendered it obsolete. At one end of the social scale, wealthy families hired wet nurses to spare mothers the necessity of nursing; at the other, foundling babies were fed by wet nurses employed by orphanages. In this book, conceived as both a social history and a feminist act of reparation, artist Barbara Zucker uncovers the forgotten?perhaps deliberately buried?occupation of wet nursing. She ranges across eras and cultures, revealing the practices surrounding wet nursing and the social attitudes toward the women who worked as wet nurses, almost always out of financial necessity. She investigates such surprising topics as traditional tests of the quality of breast milk (ranging from straightforward tasting to esoteric, almost alchemical rituals) and interspecies nursing (with the goat?s teat the most common stand-in for the human breast). Zucker?s lively text is abundantly illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs she has teased from the archives, as well as her own arresting drawings and sculptures inspired by the topic. The Second Oldest Profession will be essential and provocative reading for anyone interested in women?s history.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Oak Park: The Bridge. Near Fine. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Trade sized paperback format [about 5.5" x 8.5"], 160 pages. Near Fine or better copy. clphE.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Second Oldest Profession: The Wet Nurse, Revered and Reviled. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. [4] pp., bw ill., brown stapled wraps, oblong 8vo. : Bumped fore-edge corners, no ownership markings. : Well packaged, ships with tracking.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. An illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies. The wet nurse-a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own-is indeed attested far back in history; in fact, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen's wet nurse. In modern Europe and the United States, wet nursing persisted into the early twentieth century, when bottles and formula rendered it obsolete. At one end of the social scale, wealthy families hired wet nurses to spare mothers the necessity of nursing; at the other, foundling babies were fed by wet nurses employed by orphanages. In this book, conceived as both a social history and a feminist act of reparation, artist Barbara Zucker uncovers the forgotten-perhaps deliberately buried-occupation of wet nursing. She ranges across eras and cultures, revealing the practices surrounding wet nursing and the social attitudes toward the women who worked as wet nurses, almost always out of financial necessity. She investigates such surprising topics as traditional tests of the quality of breast milk (ranging from straightforward tasting to esoteric, almost alchemical rituals) and interspecies nursing (with the goat's teat the most common stand-in for the human breast). Zucker's lively text is abundantly illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs she has teased from the archives, as well as her own arresting drawings and sculptures inspired by the topic. The Second Oldest Profession will be essential and provocative reading for anyone interested in women's history. AUTHOR: Barbara Zucker is professor emerita of art at the University of Vermont and a founder of the A.I.R. Gallery, the first women's cooperative gallery in the United States. SELLING POINTS: . The first-ever popular history of the wet nurse-a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own-spanning from ancient Egypt to the early twentieth century . Abundantly illustrated with surprising artworks and photographs from around the world, as well as the author's own drawings and sculptures inspired by the subject . Author Barbara Zucker, a noted feminist artist, conceived this book as both a social history and a feminist act of reparation, to bring the hidden story of the wet nurse to light. . Accessible and provocative, this is a book aimed at a broad audience-anyone who is interested in women's social roles and the once-universal experience of breastfeeding. An illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardback. Condition: New. An illustrated exploration of an age-old occupation, at once life-giving and freighted with contradictory ideas about women and their bodies.The wet nurse-a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own-is indeed attested far back in history; in fact, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen's wet nurse. In modern Europe and the United States, wet nursing persisted into the early 20th century, when bottles and formula rendered it obsolete. At one end of the social scale, wealthy families hired wet nurses to spare mothers the necessity of nursing; at the other, foundling babies were fed by wet nurses employed by orphanages. In this book, conceived as both a social history and a feminist act of reparation, artist Barbara Zucker uncovers the forgotten-perhaps deliberately buried-occupation of wet nursing. She ranges across eras and cultures, revealing the practices surrounding wet nursing and the social attitudes toward the women who worked as wet nurses, almost always out of financial necessity. She investigates such surprising topics as traditional tests of the quality of breast milk (ranging from straightforward tasting to esoteric, almost alchemical rituals) and interspecies nursing (with the goat's teat the most common stand-in for the human breast). Zucker's lively text is abundantly illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs she has teased from the archives, as well as her own arresting drawings and sculptures inspired by the topic. The Second Oldest Profession will be essential and provocative reading for anyone interested in women's history.…

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Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 217 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 305.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Hard-to-find title. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear. Some mild cover scrapes. 64 unnumbered page. Heavy book: priority or international shipping may require additional charges. Signed by Author with Inscription. Book.

Softcover staple-bound, 48 pages; very good condition; light rubbing to covers; no internal marks. Errata slip laid in.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. very good condition, text clean and unmarked. minor age/ shelf wear to cover.

First Edition. First edition. Oblong softcover. 4 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 19 through October 18, 1981. Essay by Holliday T. Day. Includes 5 black and white illustrations. A very good copy in stapled wrappers and from the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library with their small stamp to the front cover but otherwise free of marks.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine. First edition. 269pp. Education. Reference.

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Condition: Very good. - Oblong quarto [11 inches high by 14 inches wide], softcover. The contents are bound between a decorative black & yellow cover sheet & a cardboard rear cover with a black wire ring binder. The front cover sheet is slightly rubbed, bumped & soiled and is chipped at the head & tail of the spiral ring. [vii] pages [preliminaries] and 34 full-page black-and-white illustrations after large drawings by various artists, with brief biographical information and commentary by the artists on the facing pages. Very good. …

First Edition. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran May 22 through August 9, 1996. Single sheet folded three times to create 8 pages. Text by Joachim Neugroschel, Barbara Zucker and Elsa Longhauser. Includes 6 black and white illustrations along with a checklist and a selected bibliography. A very good copy with some light creasing to the corners and from the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library with their stamp. Uncommon.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 8.51x8.51x8.80 inches. In Stock.