Hints to Husbands: A Revelation of the Man-Midwife's Mysteries

Hints to Husbands: A Revelation of the Man-Midwife's Mysteries

Author: George Morant

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-20

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13:

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"Hints to Husbands: A Revelation of the Man-Midwife's Mysteries" by George Morant is a work, dedicated to the Husbands and Fathers of the United Kingdom, and consisting almost exclusively of Rhodomontade against the medical profession. It is an interesting look at how the birthing process used to be and it's surprising how similar it is to the process today.


Midwives and Medical Men

Midwives and Medical Men

Author: Jean Donnison

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-02-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1000853152

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Originally published in 1977 and as a second edition in 1988, this book introduces the reader to the women at the top of the midwifery profession up until the 17th Century who attended the aristocracy and Royalty. The author shows how their successors were gradually driven out of the better paid work until in the middle of the 19th Century it appeared that attendance on childbearing women would inevitably become the male monopoly it has virtually become in North America. This downward trend was reversed, thanks to efforts to preserve for women the choice of female attendance in childbirth and also to the labour of philanthropists to improve maternity services to the poor. However, the drive for the institutionalization and mechanization of childbirth during the 20th Century as well as a chronic shortage of midwives, has once again shone a spotlight on the profession. This unique history of developments in midwifery will be of interest to students of medical politics, 19th Century social history, the sociology of the professions and gender studies.


American Medicine in Transition, 1840-1910

American Medicine in Transition, 1840-1910

Author: John S. Haller

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780252008061

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After a lifetime of moving and assuming new identities, sixteen-year-old Chass begins to piece together the disturbing past that haunts her and her mother and which involves a mysterious tape, a deceased popular singer, and the secrets of several people in a small Alabama town.


The Science of Woman

The Science of Woman

Author: Ornella Moscucci

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780521447959

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This book argues that the definition of femininity as propounded by gynaecological science is a cultural product of a wider, more political context.


The Routledge History of Sex and the Body

The Routledge History of Sex and the Body

Author: Sarah Toulalan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-20

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 1136744355

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The Routledge History of Sex and the Body provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing. This book examines the current scholarship and looks towards future directions across the field. The volume is divided into fourteen thematic chapters, which are split into two chronological sections 1500 – 1750 and 1750 to present day. Focusing on the history of sexuality and the body in the West but also interactions with a broader globe, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. Covering themes such as science, identity, the gaze, courtship, reproduction, sexual violence and the importance of race, the volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sex and the body. The book concludes with an afterword in which the reader is invited to consider some of the ‘tensions, problems and areas deserving further scrutiny’. Including contributors renowned in their field of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of sexuality and the body.


A Widening Sphere (Routledge Revivals)

A Widening Sphere (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Martha Vicinus

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1135043892

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First published in 1977, this book is a companion volume to Suffer and Be Still. It looks at the widening sphere of women’s activities in the Victorian age and testifies to the dual nature of the legal and social constraints of the period: on the one hand, the ideal of the perfect lady and the restrictive laws governing marriage and property posed limits to women’s independence; on the other hand, some Victorian women chose to live lives of great variety and complexity. By uncovering new data and reinterpreting old, the contributors in this volume debunk some of the myths surrounding the Victorian woman and alter stereotypes on which many of today’s social customs are based.