The Midwives of 17C London (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) - Softcover

Evenden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521027853 ISBN 13: 9780521027854

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London This book is a comprehensive and detailed study of early modern midwives in seventeenth-century London. Full description

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Review:

'This carefully crafted book presents the reader with page after page of impeccably researched detail which brings to life the hard-working and often clever and well-reputed midwives of seventeenth-century London. This book is a must not only for scholars working on the history of midwifery and childbirth, but is also essential reading for all those with an interest in early modern women's lives and work.' Hilary Marland, University of Warwick

'The amount and variety of archival material the author worked through is undoubtedly impressive. And it is precisely her use of archival data as opposed to contemporary accounts and printed sources that makes Evenden's work so original.' Medical History

Book Description:

This is a comprehensive study of midwives in seventeenth-century London. This volume explores the midwives' training and their licensing in an unofficial apprenticeship by the Church and places the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521027853
• ISBN 13: 9780521027854
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280