We are pleased to present a new publication in our "The Other Voice" series: Pregnancy and Birth in Early Modern France: Treatises by Caring Physicians and Surgeons (1581-1625), By François Rousset, Jean Liebault, Jacques Guillemeau, Jacques Duval, & Louis de Serres. Edited by Valerie Worth-Stylianou. “These texts were written in the vernacular for a readership of physicians and surgeons but also of midwives and lay women. So they present important evidence that, contrary to stereotypes, women were the recipients of medical texts written specifically for them. More generally, these texts demonstrate a strong interest in women’s health, indicating that early modern physicians and surgeons had a new interest in the specificity of female anatomy and women’s diseases...." — Gianna Pomata, Professor of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Please see the attached link for further information, an excerpt of this work, table of contents and ordering information. crrs.ca/publications/ov23/
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:49:55 +0000
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