Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 124
... called for , it was performed " by barbers and sow- gelders . " 11 During the Middle Ages and beyond , mid- wifery was in any case seen as an unclean profession . The misogyny of the Church Fathers , which saw woman - especially her ...
... called for , it was performed " by barbers and sow- gelders . " 11 During the Middle Ages and beyond , mid- wifery was in any case seen as an unclean profession . The misogyny of the Church Fathers , which saw woman - especially her ...
Page 198
... called matriarchal family of strong women , or one in which the mother is head of the household . He must still - according to this view- come to terms with the Fathers , the representatives of law and tradition , the wagers of ...
... called matriarchal family of strong women , or one in which the mother is head of the household . He must still - according to this view- come to terms with the Fathers , the representatives of law and tradition , the wagers of ...
Page 261
... called it , created an enormous stir in the sur- rounding community . Full pages in the local press were devoted to " human interest " reporting of the background of Ms. Michulski's act . Columns headed " IT NEED NOT HAVE HAPPENED ...
... called it , created an enormous stir in the sur- rounding community . Full pages in the local press were devoted to " human interest " reporting of the background of Ms. Michulski's act . Columns headed " IT NEED NOT HAVE HAPPENED ...
Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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