Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 120
... births . There are accounts of women in elementary societies giving birth on the father's knees , as on an obstetrical stool , assisted by a woman relative . Before paternity was acknowledged or understood , 120 OF WOMAN BORN.
... births . There are accounts of women in elementary societies giving birth on the father's knees , as on an obstetrical stool , assisted by a woman relative . Before paternity was acknowledged or understood , 120 OF WOMAN BORN.
Page 123
... obstetrical midwife , her assistant , and the female priest who chanted prayers for a successful delivery . Soranus of Ephesus , a physician of the second cen- tury A.D. , produced an obstetrical treatise giving in- structions for ...
... obstetrical midwife , her assistant , and the female priest who chanted prayers for a successful delivery . Soranus of Ephesus , a physician of the second cen- tury A.D. , produced an obstetrical treatise giving in- structions for ...
Page 124
... obstetrical surgery was 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 ...
... obstetrical surgery was 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 ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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