| The Midwives Book: Or the Whole Art of Midwifery Discovered Contributor(s): Sharp, Jane (Author), Hobby, Elaine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 019508652X ISBN-13: 9780195086522 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $207.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: 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 produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health - Medical | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 618.2 |
| LCCN: 98-28773 |
| Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.36" W x 9.32" (1.63 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising. |
