The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London

The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0521661072
ISBN-13 : 9780521661072
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Download or read book The Midwives of Seventeenth-Century London written by Doreen Evenden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evenden also offers an informed depiction of the midwives in their socioeconomic context by examining a wide range of seventeenth-century sources."--BOOK JACKET.

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