by JaneSharp (Author), ElaineHobby (Editor)
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 produces a book that is instructive, accessible, witty, and constantly surprising.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 30 Sep 1999
ISBN 10: 0195086538
ISBN 13: 9780195086539