“I had once the chance to see when I was performing my office of "Midwifry" Paesaggi anatomici nel "Midwives Book (1671) di Jane Sharp

In a cultural context dominated by men, Jane Sharp was the first English woman to have authored a midwifery treatise. The present essay highlights the originality of her Midwives Book (1671) in comparison with the previous male treatises, showing how she consciously exploited her male counterparts’...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luca Baratta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-12-01
Series:LEA : Lingue e Letterature d'Oriente e d'Occidente
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-lea/article/view/7766