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Childbirth and the display of authority in early modern France
Author
Title
Childbirth and the display of authority in early modern France / Lianne McTavish.
ISBN
1315260557 (electronic bk.)
9781315260556 (electronic bk.)
0754636194
9780754636199
Published
Aldershot, Hampshire ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages : : illustrations, portraits.)
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Summary
In this study, Lianne McTavish explores how the surgeon men/midwives of the early modern period in France strove to change the public perception of their trade, from being seen as threatening intruders to being looked on as trusted experts who embodied obstetrical authority.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Original
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Women and gender in the early modern world
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Midwifery - history
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
Medicine in the Arts
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