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So for several centuries, the knowledge of pregnancy, of the birth-process, of
female anatomy, and of methods for facilitating labor, was being accumulated
entirely by women. As late as the fifteenth century, only women birth-attendants
are ...
So for several centuries, the knowledge of pregnancy, of the birth-process, of
female anatomy, and of methods for facilitating labor, was being accumulated
entirely by women. As late as the fifteenth century, only women birth-attendants
are ...
Page 125
In the twelfth century, with the beginnings of the romantic lovecult in the West, still
another element enters the tangle of feelings and attitudes surrounding childbirth.
The courtly love tradition perceived marriage quite correctly for what it was—a ...
In the twelfth century, with the beginnings of the romantic lovecult in the West, still
another element enters the tangle of feelings and attitudes surrounding childbirth.
The courtly love tradition perceived marriage quite correctly for what it was—a ...
Page 215
Until the eighteenth century or later bastards were largely excluded from
participation in trades and guilds, could not inherit property, and were essentially
without the law. Since the “sin” of the child's father was more difficult to prove, it
was on ...
Until the eighteenth century or later bastards were largely excluded from
participation in trades and guilds, could not inherit property, and were essentially
without the law. Since the “sin” of the child's father was more difficult to prove, it
was on ...
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Contents
Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 19 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 32 |
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| Title | Of woman born motherhood as experience and institution |
| Author | Adrienne Rich |
| Published | 1976 |
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