First published in 1690, The Court Midwife made Justine Siegemund (1636-1705) the spokesperson for the art of midwifery at a time when most obstetrical texts were written by men. More than a technical manual, The Court Midwife contains descriptions of obstetric techniques of midwifery and its attendant social pressures. Siegemund's visibility as a writer, midwife, and proponent of an incipient professionalism accorded her a status virtually unknown to German women in the seventeenth century. Translated here into ...
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First published in 1690, The Court Midwife made Justine Siegemund (1636-1705) the spokesperson for the art of midwifery at a time when most obstetrical texts were written by men. More than a technical manual, The Court Midwife contains descriptions of obstetric techniques of midwifery and its attendant social pressures. Siegemund's visibility as a writer, midwife, and proponent of an incipient professionalism accorded her a status virtually unknown to German women in the seventeenth century. Translated here into English for the first time, The Court Midwife contains riveting birthing scenes, sworn testimonials by former patients, and a brief autobiography.
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Book. Octavo, xxxi, 260 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including some whitish smudges and splaying to the fore edges. Previous bookshop's sticker to the rear. Text block shows very light wear to the edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1385014. FP New Rockville Stock.
