The Midwives Book, or, The Whole Art of Midwifry Discovered - Women Writers in English, 1350-1850

Jane Sharp, Elaine Hobby

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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 produced a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195086539
Publisher:	OUP USA
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	30 Sep 1999
DEWEY:	618.209032
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	352
Weight:	620g
Height:	218mm
Width:	146mm
Spine width:	30mm