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Midwife to the Queen of France : diverse observations / Louise Bourgeois, translated by Stephanie O'Hara, edited by Alison Klairmont Lingo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, approximately 1563-1636, author.
- Series:
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Series
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Series ; v.56
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gynecology--Early works to 1800.
- Gynecology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario ; Tempe, Arizona : Iter Press : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, [2017]
- Summary:
- Diverse Observations is a groundbreaking book available for the first time in English.Written by a midwife committed to improving the care of women and newborns, it records the evolution of Bourgeois's practice and beliefs, comments on changing attitudes related to reproductive health, and critiques the gendered elitism of the early modern.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-86698-735-5
- OCLC:
- 1370496783
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