Publication

1997-05-01 - Louisiana State University Press

Language

English

Word Count

59,250 words, Guess

Page Count

237 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100807121665
  • ISBN-139780807121665
  • LibraryThing695031
  • Better World Books9780807121665
  • Open LibraryOL7945626M
and 1 more

Description

A history of childbearing and rearing in the lives of women in the Old South. Drawn from diaries and personal letters, medical journals, and physicians' reports and census data predating the Civil War, the author presents an account of the reproductive experiences of Southern women. Her chief focus is the health and medical concerns of privileged Southern women from 1800 through 1860.

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